Explore the Family Name Meservey

The meaning of Meservey

Altered form of Channel Islands Messervy.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Meservey has seen a noticeable increase in popularity over a decade. In 2000, the surname was ranked 34,503 in the United States. By 2010, its rank ascended to 32,994, marking an impressive rate of change at 4.37%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also grew from 621 to 694 during the same timeframe, an increase of 11.76%. Further, proportionally, for every 100,000 people in the US, approximately 0.23 had the Meservey surname in 2000, which slightly increased to 0.24 by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,503	#32,994	4.37%
Count	621	694	11.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.24	4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Meservey

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the Meservey last name identify as White, comprising approximately 94.36% in 2000 and marginally increasing to 94.67% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic fell from 2.90% to 2.31% over the same period. Individuals who identified as belonging to two or more ethnicities witnessed significant growth, from 1.29% to 1.87%. There were no individuals named Meservey who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either the 2000 or 2010 censuses. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 1.13% to 0.72%. It's important to note that some data may have been suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.36%	94.67%	0.33%
Hispanic	2.9%	2.31%	-20.34%
Two or More Races	1.29%	1.87%	44.96%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.13%	0.72%	-36.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%