# Raven (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/raven/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,327 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,741 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 92,800 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (3,155 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Rayven, Reighven |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Raven in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Raven in the United States and Australia.

## People named Raven

- Peter H. Raven, American botanist (1936 - 2026)
- Michael Raven, American pornographic film director
- Arlene Raven, American art historian
- Robert John Raven, Australian arachnologist

## Similar surnames

Rubin, Ruffin, Rubino, Robin, Rabon, Ruben, Rabin, Raybon, Ruffino, Rufino, Reuben, Rehbein.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.