How common is the surname Bivins?

5,681 people in the United States had the surname Bivins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,347 Americans. It ranked 6,045th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bivins?

Jimmy Bivins, American boxer (1919–2012).

Where is the surname Bivins most common?

Wikidata records people named Bivins in the United States.

Is the surname Bivins getting more or less common?

More common. 5,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,681 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Bivins

A surname, carried by 5,681 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bivins is more common than 96.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,681 people named Bivins in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,347 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,396.

#6,045

rank among US surnames

5,681

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,875)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,036	Dilley	5,692	54,242
#6,038	Benz	5,691	54,252
#6,039	Brummett	5,690	54,261
#6,040	McCrory	5,689	54,271
#6,041	Carmody	5,688	54,280
#6,043	Svoboda	5,686	54,299
#6,044	Bustillos	5,684	54,318

Who is named Bivins

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

52% of people named Bivins identified as white (not Hispanic), 42% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 52%
Black (not Hispanic) 42%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bivinss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jimmy Bivins
American boxer (1919–2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bivins

Bivins has the Soundex code B152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B152.

Questions

How common is the surname Bivins?: 5,681 people in the United States had the surname Bivins in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,347 Americans. It ranked 6,045th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bivins?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Bivins identified as white (not Hispanic), and 42% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bivins?: Jimmy Bivins, American boxer (1919–2012).
Where is the surname Bivins most common?: Wikidata records people named Bivins in the United States.
Is the surname Bivins getting more or less common?: More common. 5,396 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,681 in 2010, up 5.3%.