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    The surname Eve

    A surname, carried by 953 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /iːv/ 1 syllable Soundex E100 Also a first name

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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). Eve is more common than 84.1% of them.

    Origin

    From Middle English Eve, Eue, from Old English Ēua, Ēfe, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 953 people named Eve in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 323,972 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 783.

    #25,833
    rank among US surnames
    953
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +21.7%
    change since 2000 (was #28,648)

    Who is named Eve

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

    80% of people named Eve identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 80%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 11%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.2%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Eves

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alice Eve
      British actress, born 1982
    • Trevor Eve
      British actor, born 1951
    • Dick Eve
      Australian diver (1901–1970)
    • Laverne Eve
      Bahamian javelin thrower, born 1965
    • Amelia Eve
      British actress, born 1992

    Notable Eves come mostly from the United Kingdom (3), Australia (1) and The Bahamas (1).

    Questions

    Where does the surname Eve come from?
    From Middle English Eve, Eue, from Old English Ēua, Ēfe, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).
    How common is the surname Eve?
    953 people in the United States had the surname Eve in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 323,972 Americans. It ranked 25,833rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Eve?
    In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Eve identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Eve?
    Alice Eve, British actress, followed by Trevor Eve.
    Where is the surname Eve most common?
    Wikidata records people named Eve in the United Kingdom, Australia and The Bahamas.
    How do you pronounce Eve?
    Eve is /iːv/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Eve getting more or less common?
    More common. 783 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 953 in 2010, up 22%.
    Is Eve also a first name?
    Yes. Eve is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.