Explore the Family Name Seever
The meaning of Seever
1. North German: topographic name for someone living by the Seeve river (near Hamburg). 2. Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Siever.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Seever in the United States?
Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Seever has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Seever ranked as the 38,035th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 44,500th rank, reflecting a decrease of 17 percent. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the Seever surname fell from 548 in 2000 to 483 in 2010, marking an approximately 12 percent drop. This indicates that proportionally fewer people named Seever were counted per 100,000 population in 2010 than in 2000, with a 20 percent downward change.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #38,035 | #44,500 | -17% |
| Count | 548 | 483 | -11.86% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.2 | 0.16 | -20% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Seever
Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals no recorded individuals with the Seever surname identifying as either Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in both 2000 and 2010. However, those identifying as two or more races increased by nearly 48 percent during the same period, while the proportion identifying as Hispanic rose by roughly 23 percent. The largest shift occurred among those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Natives, which nearly doubled from 1.46 percent to 2.9 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased by about 3.5 percent.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 94.16% | 90.89% | -3.47% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 1.46% | 2.9% | 98.63% |
| Two or More Races | 1.82% | 2.69% | 47.8% |
| Hispanic | 2.19% | 2.69% | 22.83% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |