How common is the surname Tarver?

9,341 people in the United States had the surname Tarver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,053 Americans. It ranked 3,788th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tarver?

Antonio Tarver, American professional boxer, followed by Katelyn Tarver.

Where is the surname Tarver most common?

Wikidata records people named Tarver in the United States.

Is the surname Tarver getting more or less common?

More common. 8,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,341 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Tarver

A surname, carried by 9,341 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T616

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tarver is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,341 people named Tarver in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,053 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,935.

#3,788

rank among US surnames

9,341

people in 2010

3.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,654)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,779	Derrick	9,365	32,968
#3,780	Abarca	9,363	32,975
#3,782	Woodworth	9,361	32,982
#3,784	Thigpen	9,359	32,989
#3,785	André	9,358	32,993
#3,786	McGrew	9,354	33,007
#3,787	Scholl	9,351	33,017

Who is named Tarver

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

50% of people named Tarver identified as Black (not Hispanic), 45% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 50%
White (not Hispanic) 45%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Tarvers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Antonio Tarver
American professional boxer, born 1968
Katelyn Tarver
American actress and singer-songwriter, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tarver

Tarver has the Soundex code T616, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T616.

Questions

How common is the surname Tarver?: 9,341 people in the United States had the surname Tarver in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,053 Americans. It ranked 3,788th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tarver?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Tarver identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 45% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tarver?: Antonio Tarver, American professional boxer, followed by Katelyn Tarver.
Where is the surname Tarver most common?: Wikidata records people named Tarver in the United States.
Is the surname Tarver getting more or less common?: More common. 8,935 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,341 in 2010, up 4.5%.