How Many People Have the Last Name Been?

1,090

people had the surname Been in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 270,270 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#23,354

Tied with 16 others

Per 100,000 People

0.37

In 2010

Largest Group

80.4%

White

Change Since 2000

−3.6%

−41 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Been (80.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 10.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Been ranks #18,729. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 84.5% to 80.4%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 8% to 10.6%.

White 80.4%
Black 10.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%
Two or more races 4%
Hispanic or Latino 1.9%

📈 Change Since 2000

Been fell from 1,131 people in 2000 to 1,090 in 2010 (down 3.6%), and its rank fell from #21,526 to #23,354.

20002010
People1,1311,090
Rank#21,526#23,354
Per 100,000 people0.420.37

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Been

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#23,333Woolum1,091
#23,333Zmuda1,091
#23,354Ahlgren1,090
#23,354Bellanger1,090
#23,354Bennefield1,090
#23,354Berrett1,090
#23,354Been1,090

🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike

Same Soundex code as Been: B500

Bowen 78,822 Boone 53,792 Bean 37,571 Bain 17,371 Bueno 16,936 Baum 16,334 Beam 13,972 Bunn 11,180

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