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    The surname Driver

    A surname, carried by 15,442 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdɹaɪvɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex D616

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Driver is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,442 people named Driver in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,994 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,036.

    #2,361
    rank among US surnames
    15,442
    people in 2010
    5.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,219)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,352Borden15,50019,919
    #2,354Nagy15,49719,923
    #2,355Chatman15,47319,954
    #2,356Dow15,47219,955
    #2,357Carlos15,46219,968
    #2,358Antonio15,46119,969
    #2,359McKinnon15,45019,984

    Who is named Driver

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

    72% of people named Driver identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 72%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 21%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Drivers

    7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Adam Driver
      American actor (born 1983)
    • Minnie Driver
      British-American actress (born 1970)
    • Sara Driver
      American actress and film director, born 1955
    • Donald Driver
      American football player (born 1975)
    • Betty Driver
      British actress and singer (1920–2011)
    • William J. Driver
      Arkansas politician (1873-1948)
    • Phyllis Diller
      American stand-up comedian, actress, author, musician, and visual artist (1917–2012)

    Notable Drivers come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Driver

    Driver has the Soundex code D616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D616.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Driver?
    15,442 people in the United States had the surname Driver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,994 Americans. It ranked 2,361st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Driver?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Driver identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Driver?
    Adam Driver, American actor (born 1983), followed by Minnie Driver.
    Where is the surname Driver most common?
    Wikidata records people named Driver in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Driver?
    Driver is /ˈdɹaɪvɚ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Driver getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,036 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,442 in 2010, up 2.7%.