Explore the Family Name Shawver

The meaning of Shawver

1. Americanized form of Flemish and Dutch De Schouwer ‘inspector (of market weights and measures)’ (see Shaver). 2. Americanized form of French (mainly Lorraine) and South German Schauber, possibly a derivative of Schaub or perhaps a variant of Schubert.

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

The surname Shawver has seen a slight dip in popularity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Shawver ranked at 11,146 but dropped to 11,793 by 2010, a decline of 5.8%. Despite the drop in rank, the count of people with this surname increased from 2,611 in 2000 to 2,656 in 2010, a modest growth of 1.72%. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of this surname decreased by 7.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,146	#11,793	-5.8%
Count	2,611	2,656	1.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.97	0.9	-7.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shawver

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Shawver surname identified as White, with a slight decrease from 95.37% in 2000 to 93.52% in 2010. There was an increase among those identifying as Hispanic (from 1.42% to 2.07%) and Black (from 1.76% to 2.07%). Those identifying as having two or more races also increased from 1.07% to 1.47%. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these groups represented 0.38% and 0.49%, respectively, of the Shawvers. Please note that instances where the data is marked with "(S)" have been suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.37%	93.52%	-1.94%
Hispanic	1.42%	2.07%	45.77%
Black	1.76%	2.07%	17.61%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.47%	37.38%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.38%	0%