How common is the surname Tevis?

1,479 people in the United States had the surname Tevis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,753 Americans. It ranked 18,614th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tevis?

Walter Tevis, American writer (1928–1984).

Where is the surname Tevis most common?

Wikidata records people named Tevis in the United States.

Is the surname Tevis getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,479 in 2010, down 3.1%.

The surname Tevis

A surname, carried by 1,479 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tevis is more common than 88.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,479 people named Tevis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 208,753 Americans. That is down 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,526.

#18,614

rank among US surnames

1,479

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-3.1%

change since 2000 (was #17,141)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,609	Bosquez	1,480	208,612
#18,614	Hayles	1,479	208,753
#18,622	Soroka	1,478	208,894

Who is named Tevis

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

77% of people named Tevis identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Teviss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Walter Tevis
American writer (1928–1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tevis

Teves

Tevis has the Soundex code T120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T120.

Questions

How common is the surname Tevis?: 1,479 people in the United States had the surname Tevis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,753 Americans. It ranked 18,614th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tevis?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Tevis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tevis?: Walter Tevis, American writer (1928–1984).
Where is the surname Tevis most common?: Wikidata records people named Tevis in the United States.
Is the surname Tevis getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,479 in 2010, down 3.1%.