How common is the surname Hervey?

2,900 people in the United States had the surname Hervey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,464 Americans. It ranked 10,968th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Hervey?

Jason Hervey, actor, producer, followed by Irene Hervey.

Where is the surname Hervey most common?

Wikidata records people named Hervey in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

Is the surname Hervey getting more or less common?

More common. 2,775 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,900 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Hervey

A surname, carried by 2,900 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H610

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Hervey is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

Variant of Harvey.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,900 people named Hervey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,464 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,775.

#10,968

rank among US surnames

2,900

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #10,600)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,959	Sorg	2,903	106,354
#10,962	Cripps	2,902	106,391
#10,964	Auman	2,901	106,427
#10,968	Diener	2,900	106,464
#10,974	Rabb	2,899	106,501
#10,977	Branstetter	2,898	106,537

Who is named Hervey

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

55% of people named Hervey identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Herveys

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Hervey
Actor, producer, born 1972
Irene Hervey
American actress (1909-1998)
Jillian Hervey
American singer, born 1989
Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol
British bishop (1730-1803)
George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol
British diplomat, 1721–1775

Notable Herveys come mostly from the United States (3) and the Kingdom of Great Britain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Hervey

Hervey has the Soundex code H610, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H610.

Questions

Where does the surname Hervey come from?: Variant of Harvey.
How common is the surname Hervey?: 2,900 people in the United States had the surname Hervey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,464 Americans. It ranked 10,968th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Hervey?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Hervey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Hervey?: Jason Hervey, actor, producer, followed by Irene Hervey.
Where is the surname Hervey most common?: Wikidata records people named Hervey in the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Is the surname Hervey getting more or less common?: More common. 2,775 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,900 in 2010, up 4.5%.