Explore the Family Name Leaver

The meaning of Leaver

English: variant of Lever.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Leaver has seen slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Leaver was ranked 17,859th among common U.S. surnames, but it dropped to a rank of 19,498 by 2010 – a decrease of about 9.18%. In terms of the count, there were approximately 1,445 individuals with the surname Leaver in 2000, falling to 1,385 by 2010; this represents a decrease of about 4.15%. The proportion of individuals named Leaver per 100,000 people also decreased from 0.54 to 0.47 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,859	#19,498	-9.18%
Count	1,445	1,385	-4.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.47	-12.96%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leaver

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Leaver also experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of individuals with the Leaver surname identified as White in both years, decreasing slightly from 94.19% to 93.86%, there were noteworthy increases and decreases within other ethnicities. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, rising from 0.48% to 1.01%, while those identifying as Black saw an increase of 81.25%, from 0.48% to 0.87%. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a significant decrease, dropping from 0.69% to 0.43%. The proportions identifying as Hispanic or as belonging to two or more races remained relatively stable, with minor decreases recorded.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.19%	93.86%	-0.35%
Hispanic	2.63%	2.6%	-1.14%
Two or More Races	1.52%	1.23%	-19.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.48%	1.01%	110.42%
Black	0.48%	0.87%	81.25%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.69%	0.43%	-37.68%