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

Narveson, 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 Narveson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Narveson in America

Narveson is the 55255th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Narveson surname appeared 372 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 Narveson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Narveson 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 Narveson

The surname Narveson is believed to have originated in Norway during the medieval period. It is a patronymic name, derived from the Old Norse personal name Narfi, which means "the corpse" or "the dead one." The suffix "-son" was commonly added to create surnames indicating the father's name.

Narveson is thought to have first appeared in the coastal regions of western Norway, where many surnames evolved from descriptive nicknames or occupational titles. The earliest known record of the name dates back to the late 13th century, when a man named Narvi Narfason was mentioned in a Norwegian legal document.

In the 14th and 15th centuries, variations of the name, such as Narvesen and Narfveson, can be found in various Norwegian records and manuscripts. One notable figure from this period was Tord Narvesen, a wealthy landowner and merchant who lived in Bergen, Norway, in the mid-15th century.

As the Narveson family spread across Scandinavia, the name underwent slight changes in spelling and pronunciation. In Sweden, for instance, it was often written as Narvesson or Narvéson. One of the earliest recorded Swedish individuals with this surname was Erik Narvesson, a farmer from Västergötland who was born around 1550.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, several members of the Narveson family emigrated from Norway to other parts of Europe and North America, carrying their surname with them. One such individual was Hans Narveson, a Norwegian sailor who settled in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the late 1600s.

Another notable figure was Peter Narveson, a Danish-born merchant who immigrated to colonial Virginia in the early 1700s. He established a successful trading business and became one of the wealthiest landowners in the region.

As the name Narveson spread across different countries and cultures, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Narvison, Narvesson, and Narvasohn. However, the original Norwegian form, Narveson, remained the most common spelling throughout its history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Narveson

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

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

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