Explore the Family Name Laver

The meaning of Laver

English: 1. habitational name from High, Little, or Magdalen Laver in Essex, named from Old English lagu ‘flood, water’ + fær ‘passage, crossing’. 2. perhaps an occupational name for a washerman, from a Middle English derivative of Old French lav(i)er, lavour ‘washerman’.

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

The surname Laver held a rank of 32,129 in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data from the year 2000. By 2010, it dropped to 34,427, marking a decrease of 7.15 percent. The count of individuals with this surname went from 677 in 2000 to 658 in 2010, translating to a slight decline of 2.81 percent. Furthermore, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also dwindled by 12 percent over the decade, moving from 0.25 to 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,129	#34,427	-7.15%
Count	677	658	-2.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.22	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Laver

Regarding ethnicity, the Laver surname exhibited some changes between 2000 and 2010 as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census. In terms of ethnic identity, 94.09 percent identified as White in 2000, which decreased slightly to 92.40 percent by 2010. There was a modest increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 3.40 percent to 3.95 percent. Interestingly, there was a notable rise in individuals identifying with two or more races, jumping from 0.89 percent to 1.98 percent. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, 0.76 percent identified as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.09%	92.4%	-1.8%
Hispanic	3.4%	3.95%	16.18%
Two or More Races	0.89%	1.98%	122.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.76%	0%
Black	0.89%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%