How common is the last name Reaves?

15,020 people in the United States have the last name Reaves, about 1 in 19,900. It ranks #2,370 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

REAVES

#2,370

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,020
About
1 in 19,900
This common or more
49.8%
Who bears it

Of the 15,020 people with the last name Reaves, 52.8% reported their origin as White, 38.9% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Reaves

#2,368 Jolly · 15,025#2,369 Mateo · 15,024#2,371 Cheek · 15,013#2,372 Antonio · 15,009

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Reaves, most common first.

#399 Reeves · 79,326#6,682 Reavis · 4,860#28,736 Reves · 881#72,692 Reives · 288

Also a first name

As a first name, Reaves ranks #52,900 of 53,615, with 104 people. See Reaves as a first name

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