How common is the surname Revere?

1,192 people in the United States had the surname Revere in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Revere?

Anne Revere, American actress (1903-1990), followed by Paul Revere.

Where is the surname Revere most common?

Wikidata records people named Revere in the United States.

Is the surname Revere getting more or less common?

More common. 1,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname Revere

A surname, carried by 1,192 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). Revere is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,192 people named Revere in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,131.

#21,811

rank among US surnames

1,192

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #21,526)

Who is named Revere

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

66% of people named Revere identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reveres

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anne Revere
American actress (1903-1990)
Paul Revere
American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution (1735–1818)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Revere

Revere 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 Revere?: 1,192 people in the United States had the surname Revere in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Revere?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Revere identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Revere?: Anne Revere, American actress (1903-1990), followed by Paul Revere.
Where is the surname Revere most common?: Wikidata records people named Revere in the United States.
Is the surname Revere getting more or less common?: More common. 1,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, up 5.4%.