How common is the surname Deaver?

4,729 people in the United States had the surname Deaver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,288 Americans. It ranked 7,080th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Deaver?

Jeffery Deaver, American novelist, journalist, lawyer, followed by Michael Deaver.

Where is the surname Deaver most common?

Wikidata records people named Deaver in the United States.

Is the surname Deaver getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,752 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,729 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Deaver

A surname, carried by 4,729 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deaver is more common than 95.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,729 people named Deaver in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 65,288 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 4,752.

#7,080

rank among US surnames

4,729

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,577)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,074	Maynor	4,732	65,246
#7,075	Desilva	4,731	65,260
#7,078	Walley	4,730	65,274
#7,080	Silas	4,729	65,288
#7,084	Botelho	4,726	65,329

Who is named Deaver

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

89% of people named Deaver identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.0%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Deavers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeffery Deaver
American novelist, journalist, lawyer, born 1950
Michael Deaver
American political consultant (1938-2007)
Richard Deaver
American sailor, born 1931

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deaver

Deaver has the Soundex code D160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D160.

Questions

How common is the surname Deaver?: 4,729 people in the United States had the surname Deaver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 65,288 Americans. It ranked 7,080th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deaver?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Deaver identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Deaver?: Jeffery Deaver, American novelist, journalist, lawyer, followed by Michael Deaver.
Where is the surname Deaver most common?: Wikidata records people named Deaver in the United States.
Is the surname Deaver getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,752 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,729 in 2010, down 0.5%.