How common is the surname Jhaveri?

896 people in the United States had the surname Jhaveri in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 344,582 Americans. It ranked 27,042nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Jhaveri getting more or less common?

More common. 627 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 896 in 2010, up 43%.

The surname Jhaveri

A Gujarati surname, carried by 896 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex J160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jhaveri is more common than 83.3% of them.

Origin

Gujarati origin

Borrowed from Gujarati ઝવેરી (jhaverī, “jeweler”), from Persian جواهری (javâheri, “jeweller”), borrowed from Arabic جَوَاهِر (jawāhir), ultimately borrowed from Early Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar, “jewel, gem, pearl, essence”)

One of 18 Gujarati surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 896 people named Jhaveri in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 344,582 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 627.

#27,042

rank among US surnames

896

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+42.9%

change since 2000 (was #34,210)

Who is named Jhaveri

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

92% of people named Jhaveri identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.4% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 92%
White (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Zaveri

Surnames that sound like Jhaveri

Javier

Jhaveri has the Soundex code J160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J160.

Other Gujarati surnames

All 18 Gujarati surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Jhaveri come from?: Borrowed from Gujarati ઝવેરી (jhaverī, “jeweler”), from Persian جواهری (javâheri, “jeweller”), borrowed from Arabic جَوَاهِر (jawāhir), ultimately borrowed from Early Classical Persian گوهر (gawhar, “jewel, gem, pearl, essence”)
How common is the surname Jhaveri?: 896 people in the United States had the surname Jhaveri in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 344,582 Americans. It ranked 27,042nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jhaveri?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Jhaveri identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.4% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Jhaveri getting more or less common?: More common. 627 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 896 in 2010, up 43%.
What are other spellings of Jhaveri?: Zaveri.