Explore the Family Name Staver

The meaning of Staver

English: possibly from Middle English staver ‘upright bar in a rack for hay or fodder’, recorded from County Durham, or an occupational term for a stave-maker. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Staver has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 35,053rd in terms of popularity, but dropped to 38,754th by 2010, representing a decrease of approximately 10.56%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname decreased from 609 to 570 during this period, a reduction of 6.4%. The proportion of people with the surname Staver per 100,000 also declined by 17.39%, from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,053	#38,754	-10.56%
Count	609	570	-6.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.19	-17.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Staver

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Staver remained relatively stable between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Most individuals with this surname identified as White, with the percentage slightly increasing from 96.06% in 2000 to 96.14% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 1.97% in 2000, decreasing to 1.40% in 2010, a change of -28.93%. Notably, there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, the census noted an emergence of individuals identifying as two or more races by 2010, making up 1.58% of individuals with the Staver surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.06%	96.14%	0.08%
Two or More Races	0%	1.58%	0%
Hispanic	1.97%	1.4%	-28.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.82%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%