How common is the surname Shavers?

3,609 people in the United States had the surname Shavers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,549 Americans. It ranked 9,054th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Shavers?

Earnie Shavers, American boxer (1944–2022), followed by China Shavers.

Where is the surname Shavers most common?

Wikidata records people named Shavers in the United States.

Is the surname Shavers getting more or less common?

More common. 3,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,609 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Shavers

A surname, carried by 3,609 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Shavers is more common than 94.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,609 people named Shavers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,549 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,068.

#9,054

rank among US surnames

3,609

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+17.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,716)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,045	Lieu	3,612	85,478
#9,048	Castelan	3,611	85,501
#9,050	Linehan	3,610	85,525
#9,054	Borjas	3,609	85,549
#9,058	Wiggs	3,608	85,572
#9,061	Snavely	3,607	85,596

Who is named Shavers

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

71% of people named Shavers identified as Black (not Hispanic), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 71%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
Two or more races 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Shaverss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Earnie Shavers
American boxer (1944–2022)
China Shavers
American actress, born 1977

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Shavers

Shavers has the Soundex code S162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S162.

Questions

How common is the surname Shavers?: 3,609 people in the United States had the surname Shavers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,549 Americans. It ranked 9,054th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Shavers?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Shavers identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Shavers?: Earnie Shavers, American boxer (1944–2022), followed by China Shavers.
Where is the surname Shavers most common?: Wikidata records people named Shavers in the United States.
Is the surname Shavers getting more or less common?: More common. 3,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,609 in 2010, up 18%.