Explore the Family Name Pavich

The meaning of Pavich

Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Pavić (see Pavic).

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

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

The surname Pavich, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 33380 in terms of frequency among surnames in the United States, with 645 people bearing this name. By 2010, the rank slipped to 35203, showing a 5.46% drop. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased slightly by 0.78%, from 645 to 640 during this decade. The proportion per 100,000 people dipped by 8.33%, indicating that the usage of the surname Pavich became less common over these ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,380	#35,203	-5.46%
Count	645	640	-0.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pavich

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Pavich, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we see that most bearers of this name are white, with a percentage of 91.47 in 2000 dropping marginally to 90.63 in 2010. There is an observable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going up by 37.95% from 4.19 to 5.78. Data for the Asian/Pacific Islander category was available in 2000 but suppressed in the 2010 census for privacy reasons. There's a significant reduction in people identifying with two or more races, a drop of 44.09%. An interesting addition in 2010 was 1.09% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, which was absent in the 2000 data pool. The Black category had no representation in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.47%	90.63%	-0.92%
Hispanic	4.19%	5.78%	37.95%
Two or More Races	2.79%	1.56%	-44.09%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.09%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.78%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%