Explore the Family Name Scriver

The meaning of Scriver

1. Americanized form of Dutch Schryver, Schrijver ‘the scribe’, from Middle Dutch scrivere ‘scribe, clerk’. Compare English Scriven, German Schreiber. 2. English: variant of Scrivener. This form of the surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Scriver has seen a decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 49,767 and dropped to 58,337 in 2010, marking a decrease of 17.22%. The count of individuals with this surname also fell from 396 to 348, a dip of around 12.12%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, the presence of this surname dropped by 20%, from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,767	#58,337	-17.22%
Count	396	348	-12.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.12	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scriver

The ethnic identities associated with the surname Scriver have also experienced shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of the Scrivers were White at 91.41%, which decreased slightly to 89.08% in 2010. There was no recorded presence of Asian/Pacific Islanders or Hispanics in 2000, but by 2010, 2.30% of the Scrivers identified as Hispanic. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black fell by 36.92%, from 4.55% in 2000 to 2.87% in 2010. Interestingly, individuals identifying as Two or More Races saw an increase of 70.39%, from 1.52% in 2000 to 2.59% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives within the Scriver population dropped from 1.26% to zero over these ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.41%	89.08%	-2.55%
Black	4.55%	2.87%	-36.92%
Two or More Races	1.52%	2.59%	70.39%
Hispanic	0%	2.3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.26%	0%	0%