How common is the surname Even?

1,966 people in the United States had the surname Even in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,042 Americans. It ranked 15,020th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Even?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Even identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Even?

André Even, basketball player (1926–2009).

Where is the surname Even most common?

Wikidata records people named Even in France.

Is the surname Even getting more or less common?

More common. 1,789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,966 in 2010, up 9.9%.

The surname Even

A surname, carried by 1,966 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Even is more common than 90.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,966 people named Even in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 157,042 Americans. That is up 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,789.

#15,020

rank among US surnames

1,966

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+9.9%

change since 2000 (was #15,125)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,015	Gerth	1,967	156,963
#15,020	Stallman	1,966	157,042

Who is named Even

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

93% of people named Even identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Evens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

André Even
Basketball player (1926–2009)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Even

Evan

Even has the Soundex code E150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E150.

Questions

How common is the surname Even?: 1,966 people in the United States had the surname Even in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,042 Americans. It ranked 15,020th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Even?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Even identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Even?: André Even, basketball player (1926–2009).
Where is the surname Even most common?: Wikidata records people named Even in France.
Is the surname Even getting more or less common?: More common. 1,789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,966 in 2010, up 9.9%.