Shavers Surname

123,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Shavers Surname Definition:

(German) An Anglicization of Shaffer, q.v.

Shavers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6541:99,19511,025
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Israel91:950,84857,975
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5191:96,7609,842

Shavers (28) may also be a first name.

Shavers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) An Anglicization of Shaffer, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Shavers Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shavers Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shavers is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shavers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 123,655th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,974,410 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Shavers reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Shavers is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 28 people.

Shavers is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,654 people, or 1 in 99,195. In The United States Shavers is primarily found in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Shavers is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and Israel, where 0 percent live.

Shavers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shavers has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 704 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shavers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shavers last name are 2.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.31% registered with the party.

The amount Shavers earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.47% less than the national average, earning $34,316 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.38% more than the national average, earning $59,312 CAD per year.

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