How common is the surname Diver?

1,382 people in the United States had the surname Diver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,405 Americans. It ranked 19,538th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Diver?

In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Diver identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Diver?

Sinead Diver, Australian long-distance runner.

Where is the surname Diver most common?

Wikidata records people named Diver in Australia.

Is the surname Diver getting more or less common?

More common. 1,378 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,382 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Diver

A surname, carried by 1,382 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). Diver is more common than 88% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,382 people named Diver in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 223,405 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,378.

#19,538

rank among US surnames

1,382

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #18,492)

Who is named Diver

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

80% of people named Diver identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
American Indian and Alaska Native 14%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Divers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sinead Diver
Australian long-distance runner, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Diver

Diver 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 Diver?: 1,382 people in the United States had the surname Diver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 223,405 Americans. It ranked 19,538th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Diver?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Diver identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Diver?: Sinead Diver, Australian long-distance runner.
Where is the surname Diver most common?: Wikidata records people named Diver in Australia.
Is the surname Diver getting more or less common?: More common. 1,378 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,382 in 2010, up 0.3%.