Explore the Family Name Mavin

The meaning of Mavin

English (Northumberland and Durham): habitational name from Matfen in Northumberland, which probably derives from the Old English personal name Mata + Old English fenn ‘fen, marshland’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mavin saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mavin was ranked 107,565 in popularity with a count of 153 occurrences per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the rank had fallen to 130,610. This represented a significant decrease of 21.42% over this decade. Furthermore, the proportion of this surname fell from 0.06 per 100k in 2000 to 0.04 per 100k in 2010, showing a drop of 33.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#107,565	#130,610	-21.42%
Count	153	130	-15.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.04	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mavin

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Mavin as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were noticeable changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 46.41% of those with the Mavin surname identified as White, 29.41% as Black, and 18.95% as Hispanic. A small 3.27% reported their ethnic identity as Asian/Pacific Islander. By 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased by 13.81%, while the percentage identifying as Black rose by 17.72%. The percentage of Hispanics with this surname slightly dropped by 6.65%. Interestingly, the category of "Two or more races" appeared in 2010 with 4.62%, whereas no data was reported for this category in 2000. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	46.41%	40%	-13.81%
Black	29.41%	34.62%	17.72%
Hispanic	18.95%	17.69%	-6.65%
Two or More Races	0%	4.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.27%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%