How common is the surname Sevier?

2,953 people in the United States had the surname Sevier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,553 Americans. It ranked 10,797th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Sevier?

Ambrose H. Sevier, American politician (1801-1848).

Where is the surname Sevier most common?

Wikidata records people named Sevier in the United States.

Is the surname Sevier getting more or less common?

More common. 2,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,953 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Sevier

A surname, carried by 2,953 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sevier is more common than 93.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,953 people named Sevier in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 104,553 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,810.

#10,797

rank among US surnames

2,953

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,483)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,790	Beesley	2,956	104,447
#10,792	Turnbow	2,955	104,482
#10,795	Rothschild	2,954	104,518
#10,797	Coffelt	2,953	104,553
#10,800	Kesterson	2,952	104,589
#10,803	Giuliano	2,951	104,624
#10,805	Follett	2,950	104,660

Who is named Sevier

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

78% of people named Sevier identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 7.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 78%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.6%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Seviers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ambrose H. Sevier
American politician (1801-1848)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Sevier

Sevier has the Soundex code S160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S160.

Questions

How common is the surname Sevier?: 2,953 people in the United States had the surname Sevier in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 104,553 Americans. It ranked 10,797th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sevier?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Sevier identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Sevier?: Ambrose H. Sevier, American politician (1801-1848).
Where is the surname Sevier most common?: Wikidata records people named Sevier in the United States.
Is the surname Sevier getting more or less common?: More common. 2,810 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,953 in 2010, up 5.1%.