How common is the surname Revis?

3,396 people in the United States had the surname Revis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,914 Americans. It ranked 9,570th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Revis?

Darrelle Revis, American football player (born 1985).

Where is the surname Revis most common?

Wikidata records people named Revis in the United States.

Is the surname Revis getting more or less common?

More common. 3,327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,396 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Revis

A surname, carried by 3,396 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). Revis is more common than 94.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,396 people named Revis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 90,914 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,327.

#9,570

rank among US surnames

3,396

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,032)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,563	Leader	3,399	90,834
#9,567	Hendon	3,398	90,861
#9,568	Sill	3,397	90,888
#9,570	Revis	3,396	90,914
#9,573	Delacerda	3,395	90,941
#9,578	Enoch	3,394	90,968

Who is named Revis

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

73% of people named Revis identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reviss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Darrelle Revis
American football player (born 1985)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Revis

Revis 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 Revis?: 3,396 people in the United States had the surname Revis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 90,914 Americans. It ranked 9,570th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Revis?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Revis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Revis?: Darrelle Revis, American football player (born 1985).
Where is the surname Revis most common?: Wikidata records people named Revis in the United States.
Is the surname Revis getting more or less common?: More common. 3,327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,396 in 2010, up 2.1%.