Find out how popular the last name Bivines is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bivines.

Bivines, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bivines surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bivines in America

Bivines is the 159712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bivines surname appeared 101 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bivines.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bivines to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bivines

The surname BIVINES is believed to have originated from the areas of northern France and Belgium during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old French word "bivin," meaning a forked path or crossroads. This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived near a forked path or crossroads.

One of the earliest known records of the surname BIVINES dates back to the 13th century, when it appeared in a manuscript from the region of Flanders. In this document, a man named Jehan Bivines is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Courtrai.

In the 14th century, the BIVINES name can be found in several tax records and land registries from the Picardy region of northern France. These records indicate that the name was particularly prevalent in the areas around the towns of Amiens and Abbeville.

During the 15th century, the BIVINES name began to spread more widely across Europe as people migrated and settled in new areas. One notable figure from this time was Guillaume Bivines, a merchant from the city of Lille who was involved in the textile trade with England.

In the 16th century, the BIVINES surname appeared in several genealogical records from the Low Countries, including the Netherlands and Belgium. One prominent individual from this era was Jan Bivines (1512-1586), a wealthy landowner and magistrate from the city of Ghent.

Another noteworthy person with the BIVINES surname was Pierre Bivines (1620-1698), a French theologian and author who wrote several influential works on religious philosophy. He was born in the town of Caen in Normandy.

As the centuries progressed, the BIVINES name continued to be found across various regions of Europe, with variations in spelling such as Bivins, Bivens, and Biven appearing in different areas. However, the origin and meaning of the name can be traced back to its roots in the crossroads and forked paths of medieval northern France and Belgium.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bivines

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bivines.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bivines was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bivines has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bivines was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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