How Many People Have the Last Name Bethel?
people had the surname Bethel in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 38,911 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+288 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Bethel (59%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 33.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Bethel ranks #3,554. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 61.4% to 59%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Bethel grew from 7,285 people in 2000 to 7,573 in 2010 (up 4%), and its rank fell from #4,483 to #4,686. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.7 to 2.57 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 7,285 | 7,573 |
| Rank | #4,483 | #4,686 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.7 | 2.57 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Bethel
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Bethel: B340
👤 Bethel as a First Name
Bethel is a first name too: about 2,567 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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