How common is the surname Avis?

2,156 people in the United States had the surname Avis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,203 Americans. It ranked 13,981st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Avis getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,156 in 2010, down 9.7%.

The surname Avis

A surname, carried by 2,156 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Avis is more common than 91.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,156 people named Avis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 143,203 Americans. That is down 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,388.

#13,981

rank among US surnames

2,156

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-9.7%

change since 2000 (was #12,004)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,974	Barkman	2,158	143,070
#13,976	Sarkar	2,157	143,137
#13,981	Arauz	2,156	143,203
#13,985	Chatterjee	2,155	143,269

Who is named Avis

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

86% of people named Avis identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Avis?: 2,156 people in the United States had the surname Avis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 143,203 Americans. It ranked 13,981st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Avis?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Avis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Avis getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,388 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,156 in 2010, down 9.7%.