How common is the surname Levering?

2,043 people in the United States had the surname Levering in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,124 Americans. It ranked 14,579th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Levering?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Levering identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Levering?

Kate Levering, American actress, followed by Joseph Levering.

Where is the surname Levering most common?

Wikidata records people named Levering in the United States.

Is the surname Levering getting more or less common?

More common. 1,945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,043 in 2010, up 5.0%.

The surname Levering

A surname, carried by 2,043 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex L165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Levering is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,043 people named Levering in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,124 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,945.

#14,579

rank among US surnames

2,043

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #14,168)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,570	Amy	2,045	150,976
#14,571	Varughese	2,044	151,050
#14,579	Boysen	2,043	151,124
#14,585	Strine	2,042	151,198
#14,587	Emrich	2,041	151,272

Who is named Levering

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

93% of people named Levering identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Leverings

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kate Levering
American actress, born 1979
Joseph Levering
American actor and screenwriter (1874-1943)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Levering

Leverenz

Levering has the Soundex code L165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L165.

Questions

How common is the surname Levering?: 2,043 people in the United States had the surname Levering in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,124 Americans. It ranked 14,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Levering?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Levering identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Levering?: Kate Levering, American actress, followed by Joseph Levering.
Where is the surname Levering most common?: Wikidata records people named Levering in the United States.
Is the surname Levering getting more or less common?: More common. 1,945 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,043 in 2010, up 5.0%.