How common is the surname Spivey?

21,161 people in the United States had the surname Spivey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,590 Americans. It ranked 1,702nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Spivey?

Victoria Spivey, American blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976), followed by Taylor Spivey.

Where is the surname Spivey most common?

Wikidata records people named Spivey in the United States.

Is the surname Spivey getting more or less common?

More common. 20,349 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,161 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Spivey

An English surname, carried by 21,161 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex S110

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Spivey is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English Spivi.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,161 people named Spivey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,590 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 20,349.

#1,702

rank among US surnames

21,161

people in 2010

7.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #1,615)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,693	Latham	21,277	14,511
#1,694	Zhu	21,265	14,519
#1,695	Irvin	21,263	14,520
#1,696	Matos	21,258	14,524
#1,697	Gagnon	21,208	14,558
#1,698	Carlton	21,202	14,562
#1,699	Tidwell	21,176	14,580

Who is named Spivey

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

68% of people named Spivey identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Spiveys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Victoria Spivey
American blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976)
Taylor Spivey
American triathlete, born 1991
Dan Spivey
American professional wrestler, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Spivey

Spiva

Spivey has the Soundex code S110, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S110.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Spivey come from?: From Middle English Spivi.
How common is the surname Spivey?: 21,161 people in the United States had the surname Spivey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,590 Americans. It ranked 1,702nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Spivey?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Spivey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Spivey?: Victoria Spivey, American blues singer and songwriter (1906–1976), followed by Taylor Spivey.
Where is the surname Spivey most common?: Wikidata records people named Spivey in the United States.
Is the surname Spivey getting more or less common?: More common. 20,349 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,161 in 2010, up 4.0%.