Explore the Family Name Livers

The meaning of Livers

Altered form of Flemish or Dutch Lievers: patronymic from the old personal name Liever, of ancient Germanic origin, composed of the elements lief ‘dear’ + hari, heri ‘army’. Compare Lyvers.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Livers has seen a slight change in its popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 19,813th most common, climbing to 20,248th in 2010, marking a decline of 2.2%. However, the number of people with the surname increased by 4.62% during the same period, growing from 1,256 in 2000 to 1,314 in 2010. Despite this growth in count, the proportion of people named Livers per 100,000 population dropped by 4.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,813	#20,248	-2.2%
Count	1,256	1,314	4.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.45	-4.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Livers

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts within the Livers surname bearer's ethnic identity between 2000 and 2010. The majority are White, although this percentage declined slightly from 68.39% in 2000 to 65.14% in 2010. Black bearers made up 24.36% in 2000 and saw a marginal increase to 24.43% in 2010. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation also increased from 5.10% to 6.16% over the decade. The surname saw an impressive rise in those identifying with two or more races, jumping from 1.35% to 2.51%. There were no recorded bearers in the Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic categories for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	68.39%	65.14%	-4.75%
Black	24.36%	24.43%	0.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.1%	6.16%	20.78%
Two or More Races	1.35%	2.51%	85.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%