How common is the surname Cavender?

4,460 people in the United States had the surname Cavender in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,225 Americans. It ranked 7,470th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Cavender?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Cavender identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Cavender?

Glen Cavender, actor (1883-1962).

Where is the surname Cavender most common?

Wikidata records people named Cavender in the United States.

Is the surname Cavender getting more or less common?

More common. 4,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,460 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Cavender

A surname, carried by 4,460 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex C153

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Cavender is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,460 people named Cavender in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,225 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,300.

#7,470

rank among US surnames

4,460

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,158)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,466	Hance	4,464	69,163
#7,467	Lambright	4,463	69,179
#7,468	Ruhl	4,462	69,194
#7,470	Cavender	4,460	69,225

Who is named Cavender

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

93% of people named Cavender identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Cavenders

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Glen Cavender
Actor (1883-1962)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Cavender

Cavendish

Cavender has the Soundex code C153, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C153.

Questions

How common is the surname Cavender?: 4,460 people in the United States had the surname Cavender in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,225 Americans. It ranked 7,470th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Cavender?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Cavender identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Cavender?: Glen Cavender, actor (1883-1962).
Where is the surname Cavender most common?: Wikidata records people named Cavender in the United States.
Is the surname Cavender getting more or less common?: More common. 4,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,460 in 2010, up 3.7%.