How common is the surname Raver?

1,161 people in the United States had the surname Raver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. It ranked 22,216th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Raver?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Raver identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Raver?

Kim Raver, American actress and producer, followed by Emmy Raver-Lampman.

Where is the surname Raver most common?

Wikidata records people named Raver in the United States.

Is the surname Raver getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,161 in 2010, down 13%.

The surname Raver

A surname, carried by 1,161 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Raver is more common than 86.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,161 people named Raver in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. That is down 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,337.

#22,216

rank among US surnames

1,161

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-13.2%

change since 2000 (was #18,892)

Who is named Raver

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

95% of people named Raver identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ravers

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kim Raver
American actress and producer, born 1969
Emmy Raver-Lampman
American actress and singer, born 1988
Lorna Raver
American actress, 1943–2025

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Raver

Raver has the Soundex code R160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R160.

Questions

How common is the surname Raver?: 1,161 people in the United States had the surname Raver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. It ranked 22,216th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Raver?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Raver identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Raver?: Kim Raver, American actress and producer, followed by Emmy Raver-Lampman.
Where is the surname Raver most common?: Wikidata records people named Raver in the United States.
Is the surname Raver getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,337 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,161 in 2010, down 13%.