Explore the Family Name Pendarvis

The meaning of Pendarvis

English: habitational name from Pendarves or Pendarves Island in Cornwall.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pendarvis saw a gradual shift between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 18,656th most popular name in 2000, it slipped to the 19,559th spot by 2010, marking a decrease of 4.84 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname slightly increased from 1,361 in 2000 to 1,380 in 2010, indicating a growth of 1.4 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a 6.0 percent decrease, moving from 0.5 to 0.47.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,656	#19,559	-4.84%
Count	1,361	1,380	1.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.47	-6%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pendarvis

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a variety of shifts for those bearing the Pendarvis surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. Among those identifying as having two or more ethnicities, there was a slight decrease of 1.36 percent. Meanwhile, the representation of Whites showed a marginal increase from 68.33 percent to 68.91 percent. Individuals of Hispanic ethnicity rose by 34.29 percent, increasing from 1.40 percent to 1.88 percent. Conversely, those identifying as Black decreased from 27.04 percent to 26.09 percent, marking a 3.51 percent drop.

	2000	2010	Change
White	68.33%	68.91%	0.85%
Black	27.04%	26.09%	-3.51%
Two or More Races	2.2%	2.17%	-1.36%
Hispanic	1.4%	1.88%	34.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.44%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.59%	0%	0%