How common is the surname Tavera?

3,441 people in the United States had the surname Tavera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,726 Americans. It ranked 9,455th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tavera?

Michael Tavera, American composer best known for his animation scores.

Where is the surname Tavera most common?

Wikidata records people named Tavera in the United States.

Is the surname Tavera getting more or less common?

More common. 2,325 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,441 in 2010, up 48%.

The surname Tavera

A surname, carried by 3,441 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tavera is more common than 94.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,441 people named Tavera in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,726 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,325.

#9,455

rank among US surnames

3,441

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+48%

change since 2000 (was #12,273)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,446	McGruder	3,444	89,647
#9,449	Subramanian	3,443	89,673
#9,451	Pick	3,442	89,699
#9,455	Antonucci	3,441	89,726
#9,458	Borrelli	3,440	89,752
#9,461	Hoban	3,439	89,778
#9,464	Cavallo	3,438	89,804

Who is named Tavera

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

90% of people named Tavera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 6.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 90%
White (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Two or more races 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Taveras

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Tavera
American composer best known for his animation scores, born 1961

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tavera

Tavera has the Soundex code T160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T160.

Questions

How common is the surname Tavera?: 3,441 people in the United States had the surname Tavera in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,726 Americans. It ranked 9,455th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tavera?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Tavera identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 6.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tavera?: Michael Tavera, American composer best known for his animation scores.
Where is the surname Tavera most common?: Wikidata records people named Tavera in the United States.
Is the surname Tavera getting more or less common?: More common. 2,325 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,441 in 2010, up 48%.