Explore the Family Name Van Every

The meaning of Van Every

Americanized form of Dutch Van Yvery or Van Jeveren: habitational name for someone from either of two places in Luxembourg called Yvery (Yvery-le-Secq and Yvery-la-Pree), or from Jeveren in Westphalia, Germany.

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How common is the last name Van Every in the United States?

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Van Every ranked 28,617 in the year 2000 and then fell to 30,139 by 2010, representing a decrease of 5.32%. The number of individuals with the Van Every surname also decreased slightly during this time period, from 784 in 2000 to 778 in 2010, a change of -0.77%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Van Every per 100,000 population dropped by 10.34%, from 0.29 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,617	#30,139	-5.32%
Count	784	778	-0.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Van Every

The Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Van Every surname. From 2000 to 2010, there was no reported change in Asian/Pacific Islander or Black individuals with this surname. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races increased from 1.79% to 2.83%, a significant jump of 58.10%. White individuals with the Van Every surname decreased slightly from 88.78% to 86.76%. There was a notable increase of 67.83% in Hispanic individuals bearing the surname, up from 1.15% to 1.93%. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals reduced slightly from 7.53% to 7.33%, a minor reduction of 2.66%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.78%	86.76%	-2.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	7.53%	7.33%	-2.66%
Two or More Races	1.79%	2.83%	58.1%
Hispanic	1.15%	1.93%	67.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%