Explore the Family Name Vavra

The meaning of Vavra

Czech (Vávra) and Slovak (mainly Vávra): from a short form of the personal names Vavřinec (Czech) and Vavrinec (Slovak), equivalents of Latin Laurentius (see Lawrence and Lorenc). Compare Wavra.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Vavra has seen a slight decrease between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Vavra was ranked as the 14,383rd most popular surname in the United States, with approximately 1909 individuals carrying the name, equating to roughly 0.71 per 100k people. By 2010, however, the rank had fallen to 16,012, with an estimated 1813 individuals bearing the name or about 0.61 per 100k population. This represents changes of -11.33% in rank, -5.03% in count, and -14.08% in proportion per 100k.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,383	#16,012	-11.33%
Count	1,909	1,813	-5.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.71	0.61	-14.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vavra

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Vavra identify as White. In 2000, this figure stood at 97.07%, falling slightly to 96.53% by 2010. The number of those identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant change, with an increase of 37.5%, rising from 1.2% in 2000 to 1.65% in 2010. The proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as two or more races remained relatively stable, at 0.61% and 0.94% respectively in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the surname Vavra identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.07%	96.53%	-0.56%
Hispanic	1.2%	1.65%	37.5%
Two or More Races	0.94%	0.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	0.61%	5.17%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%