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    The surname Everest

    A Norman surname, carried by 777 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛvəɹəst/ 3 syllables Soundex E162

    Everest: #30,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Everest #30,165, 777 people Everest: #30,165 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Everest #30,165, 777 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Everest is more common than 81.4% of them.

    Origin

    Norman origin

    Mountain named after Sir George Everest. The surname may be from Norman French Devereux, meaning from Évreux.

    One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 777 people named Everest in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 397,356 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 761.

    #30,165
    rank among US surnames
    777
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #29,296)

    Who is named Everest

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

    90% of people named Everest identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Everests

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mary Everest Boole
      Author of didactic works on mathematics (1832-1916)
    • Frank Kendall Everest Jr.
      American air force officer (1920–2004)
    • Barbara Everest
      British actress (1890-1968)
    • Eleanor Everest Freer
      American composer and philanthropist (1864–1942)

    Notable Everests come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Everest

    Everest has the Soundex code E162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E162.

    Other Norman surnames

    All 128 Norman surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Everest come from?
    Mountain named after Sir George Everest. The surname may be from Norman French Devereux, meaning from Évreux.
    How common is the surname Everest?
    777 people in the United States had the surname Everest in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 397,356 Americans. It ranked 30,165th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Everest?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Everest identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Everest?
    Mary Everest Boole, author of didactic works on mathematics (1832-1916), followed by Frank Kendall Everest Jr..
    Where is the surname Everest most common?
    Wikidata records people named Everest in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Everest?
    Everest is /ˈɛvəɹəst/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Everest getting more or less common?
    More common. 761 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 777 in 2010, up 2.1%.