# Carver (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/carver/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 32,415 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,079 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 9,525 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.7% (31,566 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Carver, Kerver, Kervor, Kervour, Kervoure, Kervere, from Middle English carver, kervere (“carver, wood-cutter, sculptor”). More at carver.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Carver in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 89% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Carver in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom.

## People named Carver

- George Washington Carver, African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943)
- Lynne Carver, American actress (1916-1955)
- Steve Carver, American film director and producer (1945–2021)
- Kathryn Carver, American actress (1899-1947)
- Thomas Nixon Carver, American economist (1865-1961)
- Jonathan Carver, American explorer (1710-1780)
- Mary Carver, actress (1924-2013)
- Louise Carver, American actress (1869-1956)
- Jeremy Carver, American television writer and producer
- Caroline Carver, British actress

## Similar surnames

Craver, Carper, Carberry, Cervera, Crawford, Cropper, Corbridge.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.