How common is the surname Covert?

8,369 people in the United States had the surname Covert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,892 Americans. It ranked 4,236th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Covert?

Allen Covert, American actor and comedian.

Where is the surname Covert most common?

Wikidata records people named Covert in the United States.

Is the surname Covert getting more or less common?

More common. 8,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,369 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Covert

A surname, carried by 8,369 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C163

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Covert is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,369 people named Covert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 36,892 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,114.

#4,236

rank among US surnames

8,369

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,015)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,227	Aguiar	8,390	36,799
#4,228	Cave	8,389	36,804
#4,229	Dagostino	8,388	36,808
#4,230	Haggard	8,384	36,826
#4,231	Wentz	8,376	36,861
#4,232	Piazza	8,372	36,878
#4,234	Prewitt	8,371	36,883

Who is named Covert

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

92% of people named Covert identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Coverts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allen Covert
American actor and comedian, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Covert

Coverdale

Covert has the Soundex code C163, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C163.

Questions

How common is the surname Covert?: 8,369 people in the United States had the surname Covert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 36,892 Americans. It ranked 4,236th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Covert?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Covert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Covert?: Allen Covert, American actor and comedian.
Where is the surname Covert most common?: Wikidata records people named Covert in the United States.
Is the surname Covert getting more or less common?: More common. 8,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,369 in 2010, up 3.1%.