Explore the Family Name Haverstock

The meaning of Haverstock

Probably an Americanized form of German Haberstock, a topographic name from Middle High German haber ‘oats’ + stock ‘field’ (old term, especially in Württemberg).

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How common is the last name Haverstock in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Haverstock has seen minor changes in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name shifted from 40,552nd place in 2000 to 41,100th place in 2010, a slight decrease of 1.35%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 4.33% within the same period, growing from 508 people to 530. Despite this increase, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people dropped by 5.26%, moving from 0.19 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,552	#41,100	-1.35%
Count	508	530	4.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haverstock

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Haverstock surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a small increase from 95.87% to 96.42%. During this decade, there was a noticeable decrease in those identifying as being of two or more races (from 1.38% to 0.94%), and a slight decrease among those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.38% in 2000 to 1.13% in 2010. Interestingly, for the first time in 2010, some individuals with the Haverstock surname started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. No individuals with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.87%	96.42%	0.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.13%	0%
Hispanic	1.38%	1.13%	-18.12%
Two or More Races	1.38%	0.94%	-31.88%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%