Explore the Family Name Reves

The meaning of Reves

1. Americanized form of Hungarian Révész, an occupational name for a ferryman, révész. 2. English: variant of Reeves. 3. English: variant of Revis.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Reves marginally declined from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname moved from 26,538 in 2000 to 26,795 in 2010, showing a decrease of 0.97. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 5.09% to a total of 908 in 2010 from 864 in 2000. Even though the count increased, the proportion per 100k population with the surname Reves slightly decreased by 3.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,538	#26,795	-0.97%
Count	864	908	5.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.31	-3.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reves

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals shifts in the ethnic identity of those with the surname Reves between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White increased by 16.50%, suggesting an increase in the adoption of the surname among this group. The Hispanic community experienced a reduction of 21.38% in the use of this surname over the decade. The Black community saw a drop of 27.66%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander community witnessed a decline of 30.71%. There was a marginal decrease among the American Indian and Alaskan Native populations, with a decrease of 17.20%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase of 100.96% in individuals identifying with two or more races holding the surname Reves.

	2000	2010	Change
White	55.21%	64.32%	16.5%
Hispanic	29.98%	23.57%	-21.38%
Black	11.57%	8.37%	-27.66%
Two or More Races	1.04%	2.09%	100.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.27%	0.88%	-30.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.93%	0.77%	-17.2%