Explore the Family Name Server

The meaning of Server

1. Americanized form of German Serber. 2. Catalan: variant of Cerver, possibly a habitational name from a town called Cervera (see Cervera).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Server' has seen a dip between 2000 and 2010. Initially ranked 51,458 in 2000, it slipped down to 57,101 in 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 10.97%. The actual count of people bearing this surname also dropped from 380 to 357 during the same period, which is a reduction of about 6.05%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 14.29%, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,458	#57,101	-10.97%
Count	380	357	-6.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Server

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Server', the Decennial U.S. Census data shows interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While in 2000, 86.32% of those carrying the Server surname identified as White, this figure dropped to 82.63% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of Hispanics with the Server surname went up from 3.95% to 7.00%, marking an increase of 77.22%. The count of Black individuals also rose from 6.84% to 8.40%, indicating a 22.81% increase. However, there was no representation of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders and those identifying as two or more races in 2010, despite having a small representation (1.84%) among Asian/Pacific Islanders in 2000. There was also no representation among American Indian and Alaskan Natives in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.32%	82.63%	-4.27%
Black	6.84%	8.4%	22.81%
Hispanic	3.95%	7%	77.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.84%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%