How common is the surname Reavis?

5,305 people in the United States had the surname Reavis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,199 Americans. It ranked 6,411th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Reavis getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,305 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Reavis

A surname, carried by 5,305 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Reavis is more common than 96% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,305 people named Reavis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,199 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,341.

#6,411

rank among US surnames

5,305

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,933)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,407	Dandrea	5,310	58,144
#6,409	Muncy	5,308	58,166
#6,410	Schütz	5,307	58,177
#6,411	Reavis	5,305	58,199

Who is named Reavis

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

81% of people named Reavis identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Reavis

Reavis has the Soundex code R120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R120.

Questions

How common is the surname Reavis?: 5,305 people in the United States had the surname Reavis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,199 Americans. It ranked 6,411th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reavis?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Reavis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Reavis getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,341 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,305 in 2010, down 0.7%.