Explore the Family Name Leaverton

The meaning of Leaverton

English: variant of Leverton.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Leaverton saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 37,200th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 40,016th place, representing a change of -7.57%. The count of individuals with this surname also dropped slightly, from 564 in 2000 to 548 in 2010, marking a decrease of -2.84%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.21 individuals named Leaverton in 2000 and 0.19 in 2010, indicating a drop of -9.52%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,200	#40,016	-7.57%
Count	564	548	-2.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Leaverton

When analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the Leaverton name based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we see some changes over the decade. Individuals identifying as White formed the largest group, accounting for 96.45% in 2000 and 95.26% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of -1.23%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.89% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010, marking an increase of 43.82%. There was a small increase in the proportion identifying as two or more races, from 1.24% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010, which is a change of 3.23%. People identifying as Hispanic made up 1.24% in 2000, increasing to 1.64% in 2010, a notable rise of 32.26%. The figures for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.45%	95.26%	-1.23%
Hispanic	1.24%	1.64%	32.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	1.28%	43.82%
Two or More Races	1.24%	1.28%	3.23%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%