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

DeWeever, 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 DeWeever surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeWeever in America

DeWeever is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeWeever surname appeared 116 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 DeWeever.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeWeever 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 DeWeever

The surname DEWEEVER is believed to have originated in the Low Countries, which today comprise parts of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg, during the late medieval period. It likely derives from the Dutch or Flemish words "de weever," meaning "the weaver," suggesting that the name's earliest bearers were textile workers or members of the weavers' guild.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the DEWEEVER name appears in a 15th-century registry of guild members in the city of Ghent, where a Willem de Weever is listed as a master weaver in 1472. The name's spelling variations in historical records include de Wever, de Wevre, and de Wevere, reflecting the fluid nature of surname spellings before their standardization.

In the 16th century, the DEWEEVER name is found in the records of the Dutch Reformed Church in the city of Leiden, where a Pieter de Weever is recorded as having been born in 1583. This suggests that the name had spread from its likely origins in Flanders to other parts of the Low Countries by that time.

During the 17th century, the DEWEEVER name appears to have been borne by several notable individuals, including the Dutch painter Jan de Weever (1631-1688), whose works hang in museums across Europe, and the Flemish composer Adriaen de Wever (1647-1713), known for his church music and motets.

As the centuries progressed, the DEWEEVER name continued to be found in various regions of the Low Countries and beyond, with some bearers likely immigrating to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas. Notable individuals with this surname include the Dutch-American mathematician and computer scientist Jan de Weever (1905-1987), and the Belgian author and playwright Luc de Wever (1932-2011).

Throughout its history, the DEWEEVER surname has maintained a connection to its roots in the textile industry and the weavers' guilds of the Low Countries, reflecting the enduring legacy of this once-vital craft in the region's cultural and economic heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeWeever

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

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 DeWeever 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 DeWeever 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 DeWeever was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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