How common is the surname Daves?

3,163 people in the United States had the surname Daves in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,612 Americans. It ranked 10,189th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Daves?

Delmer Daves, American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904–1977), followed by Vera Daves.

Where is the surname Daves most common?

Wikidata records people named Daves in the United States and Angola.

Is the surname Daves getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,163 in 2010, down 3.2%.

The surname Daves

A surname, carried by 3,163 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Daves is more common than 93.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,163 people named Daves in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,612 Americans. That is down 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,269.

#10,189

rank among US surnames

3,163

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

-3.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,171)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,184	Crumpler	3,166	97,519
#10,185	Hakim	3,165	97,550
#10,186	Smit	3,164	97,581
#10,189	Thome	3,163	97,612
#10,191	O'Loughlin	3,162	97,642
#10,193	Pizzo	3,161	97,673

Who is named Daves

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

84% of people named Daves identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Davess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Delmer Daves
American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904–1977)
Vera Daves
Angolan politician, born 1983

Notable Davess come mostly from the United States (1) and Angola (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Daves

Daves has the Soundex code D120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D120.

Questions

How common is the surname Daves?: 3,163 people in the United States had the surname Daves in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,612 Americans. It ranked 10,189th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Daves?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Daves identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Daves?: Delmer Daves, American film director, producer, and screenwriter (1904–1977), followed by Vera Daves.
Where is the surname Daves most common?: Wikidata records people named Daves in the United States and Angola.
Is the surname Daves getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,269 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,163 in 2010, down 3.2%.