How common is the surname Avey?

1,641 people in the United States had the surname Avey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,145 Americans. It ranked 17,258th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Avey?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Avey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Avey?

Linda Avey, American biotech analyst, biologist, and co-founder of 23andMe.

Where is the surname Avey most common?

Wikidata records people named Avey in the United States.

Is the surname Avey getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,682 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,641 in 2010, down 2.4%.

The surname Avey

A surname, carried by 1,641 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A100

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Avey is more common than 89.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,641 people named Avey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 188,145 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,682.

#17,258

rank among US surnames

1,641

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.4%

change since 2000 (was #15,880)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,249	Makela	1,642	188,030
#17,258	Elders	1,641	188,145

Who is named Avey

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Avey identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aveys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linda Avey
American biotech analyst, biologist, and co-founder of 23andMe, born 1960

Questions

How common is the surname Avey?: 1,641 people in the United States had the surname Avey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 188,145 Americans. It ranked 17,258th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Avey?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Avey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Avey?: Linda Avey, American biotech analyst, biologist, and co-founder of 23andMe.
Where is the surname Avey most common?: Wikidata records people named Avey in the United States.
Is the surname Avey getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,682 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,641 in 2010, down 2.4%.