How common is the surname Carver?

32,415 people in the United States had the surname Carver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,525 Americans. It ranked 1,079th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Carver?

George Washington Carver, African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943), followed by Lynne Carver.

Where is the surname Carver most common?

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

Is the surname Carver getting more or less common?

More common. 31,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,415 in 2010, up 2.7%.

Is Carver also a first name?

Yes. Carver is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Carver

An English surname, carried by 32,415 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Carver is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 32,415 people named Carver in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,525 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 31,566.

#1,079

rank among US surnames

32,415

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+2.7%

change since 2000 (was #1,014)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,070	Tovar	32,760	9,424
#1,071	Cardona	32,727	9,434
#1,072	Dailey	32,719	9,436
#1,073	Merrill	32,620	9,465
#1,074	Cowan	32,586	9,475
#1,075	Slater	32,584	9,475
#1,076	Albert	32,507	9,498

Who is named Carver

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

89% of people named Carver identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Carvers

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1950
Caroline Carver
British actress, born 1976

Notable Carvers come mostly from the United States (8), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Carver

Carver has the Soundex code C616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C616.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Carver come from?: From Middle English Carver, Kerver, Kervor, Kervour, Kervoure, Kervere, from Middle English carver, kervere (“carver, wood-cutter, sculptor”). More at carver.
How common is the surname Carver?: 32,415 people in the United States had the surname Carver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,525 Americans. It ranked 1,079th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Carver?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Carver identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Carver?: George Washington Carver, African American botanist and inventor (1864-1943), followed by Lynne Carver.
Where is the surname Carver most common?: Wikidata records people named Carver in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Carver getting more or less common?: More common. 31,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,415 in 2010, up 2.7%.
Is Carver also a first name?: Yes. Carver is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.