Explore the Family Name Nevares

The meaning of Nevares

Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from Nevares, a locality in the town of Parres in Asturias (Spain), named with the plural of nevar ‘snow-covered’, a derivative of nieve ‘snow’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jesus, Luis, Adela, Agueda, Alberto, Alfredo, Amalio, Andres, Anselma, Camilo, Dulce, Engracia.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Nevares in the United States has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Nevares was ranked as the 31,774th most popular last name with a total count of 687 instances across the country. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 36,048, marking a 13.45% drop in popularity. The total count of Nevares also decreased by 9.46% to 622, and the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 16%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,774	#36,048	-13.45%
Count	687	622	-9.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.21	-16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nevares

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Nevares, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identifies as Hispanic. In 2000, this percentage stood at 86.03 and slightly decreased to 85.85% by 2010. People identifying as White with the Nevares surname constituted 12.08% in 2000, falling marginally to 11.58% in 2010. There's a small but increasing representation of the Asian/Pacific Islander community among the Nevares surname holders, growing from 1.02% in 2000 to 1.45% in 2010. The data does not show representation from Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those of two or more races in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.03%	85.85%	-0.21%
White	12.08%	11.58%	-4.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.02%	1.45%	42.16%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%