How common is the surname Givens?

25,067 people in the United States had the surname Givens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,317 Americans. It ranked 1,419th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Givens?

Robin Givens, American stage, television, and film actress (born 1964), followed by Edward Givens.

Where is the surname Givens most common?

Wikidata records people named Givens in the United States.

Is the surname Givens getting more or less common?

More common. 23,823 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,067 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Givens

A surname, carried by 25,067 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Givens is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,067 people named Givens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,317 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,823.

#1,419

rank among US surnames

25,067

people in 2010

8.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,364)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,410	Albright	25,189	12,257
#1,411	Burgos	25,169	12,267
#1,412	Swain	25,157	12,273
#1,413	Manley	25,136	12,283
#1,414	Helton	25,118	12,292
#1,415	Song	25,110	12,296
#1,416	Quick	25,091	12,305

Who is named Givens

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

50% of people named Givens identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 50%
Black (not Hispanic) 44%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Givenss

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robin Givens
American stage, television, and film actress (born 1964)
Edward Givens
American astronaut (1930-1967)
Victoria Givens
American pornographic actress, born 1970
Jack Givens
American basketball player (born 1956)
Randy Givens
American sprinter, born 1962
Mychal Givens
American baseball player, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Givens

Gibbens

Givens has the Soundex code G152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G152.

Questions

How common is the surname Givens?: 25,067 people in the United States had the surname Givens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,317 Americans. It ranked 1,419th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Givens?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Givens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Givens?: Robin Givens, American stage, television, and film actress (born 1964), followed by Edward Givens.
Where is the surname Givens most common?: Wikidata records people named Givens in the United States.
Is the surname Givens getting more or less common?: More common. 23,823 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,067 in 2010, up 5.2%.