How common is the surname Dever?

5,549 people in the United States had the surname Dever in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,640 Americans. It ranked 6,167th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dever?

Kaitlyn Dever, American actress (born 1996), followed by Seamus Dever.

Where is the surname Dever most common?

Wikidata records people named Dever in the United States.

Is the surname Dever getting more or less common?

More common. 5,347 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,549 in 2010, up 3.8%.

The surname Dever

A surname, carried by 5,549 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). Dever is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,549 people named Dever in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,640 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,347.

#6,167

rank among US surnames

5,549

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,928)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,162	Crone	5,555	55,580
#6,164	Olszewski	5,554	55,590
#6,165	Dancy	5,551	55,620
#6,167	Dever	5,549	55,640

Who is named Dever

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

90% of people named Dever identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Devers

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kaitlyn Dever
American actress (born 1996)
Seamus Dever
American actor, born 1976
William G. Dever
American archaeologist, born 1933
Paul Andrew Dever
American politician from Massachusetts (1903-1958)
William Emmett Dever
American mayor (1862–1929)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dever

Dever 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 Dever?: 5,549 people in the United States had the surname Dever in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,640 Americans. It ranked 6,167th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dever?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Dever identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dever?: Kaitlyn Dever, American actress (born 1996), followed by Seamus Dever.
Where is the surname Dever most common?: Wikidata records people named Dever in the United States.
Is the surname Dever getting more or less common?: More common. 5,347 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,549 in 2010, up 3.8%.