Explore the Family Name Beacher

The meaning of Beacher

1. English: variant of Becher, and in northern England probably a variant of Beardsall, a habitational name from Buersill in Rochdale, Lancashire. 2. Americanized form of German (Bavaria) Bitscher, which is unexplained, or of some other like-sounding surname. The surname Bitscher is very rare in Germany.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Beacher has seen some significant changes. In the year 2000, the Beacher surname was ranked at 61,544 in terms of popularity. However, by 2010, it had dropped to a rank of 74,375 - a decrease of nearly 21%. This drop in ranking reflects a decrease in the number of people with the Beacher surname, which went from 305 in 2000 to just 260 in 2010. This represents a decline of almost 15% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#74,375	-20.85%
Count	305	260	-14.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beacher

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Beacher also saw shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with percentages of 77.05% in 2000 and 72.31% in 2010 showing a decrease of around 6%. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black increased from 19.67% to 22.31% over the same period. The data also shows a slight increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.97% to 2.31%. It's worth noting that no people with the Beacher surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.05%	72.31%	-6.15%
Black	19.67%	22.31%	13.42%
Hispanic	1.97%	2.31%	17.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%