Explore the Family Name Baenen

The meaning of Baenen

Dutch: variant of Beenen or Banen, patronymics from the personal names Bene or Bane respectively, both derived from ancient Germanic personal names beginning with Bern- ‘bear’.

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How common is the last name Baenen in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Baenen has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 76,465th most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 77,012th position, marking a decrease of approximately 0.72%. However, the count of individuals bearing the surname increased by 6.41% over the same period, from 234 individuals in 2000 to 249 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 11.11%, indicating that the overall growth rate of the US population outpaced the increase in the number of individuals with the Baenen surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,465	#77,012	-0.72%
Count	234	249	6.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baenen

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the surname Baenen identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 96% of individuals identified themselves as such, with a slight increase of 0.25% over the decade. The data also indicates that there were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, by 2010, a small percentage (2.01%) of those bearing the surname Baenen started identifying their ethnicity as Hispanic.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.15%	96.39%	0.25%
Hispanic	0%	2.01%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%