Explore the Family Name Beaird

The meaning of Beaird

Scottish: variant of Baird.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Beaird has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 12,757th in terms of popularity with a count of 2,220 individuals who bear the surname. By 2010, although the count had only marginally decreased to 2,201, the rank fell to 13,746, indicating a drop in popularity by about 7.75%. The proportion of people with the Beaird surname per 100,000 also decreased by 8.54% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,757	#13,746	-7.75%
Count	2,220	2,201	-0.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.82	0.75	-8.54%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beaird

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Beaird, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals bearing this surname identified as White, though the percentage dropped slightly from 89.19% to 88.19%. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, with the percentage more than doubling from 1.04% to 2.32%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also rose, albeit modestly, from 0.36% to 0.50%. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a substantial decrease from 0.72% to 0.45%. The proportion of individuals of Two or more races and Black ethnicity remained relatively stable, showing minor decreases and increases respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.19%	88.19%	-1.12%
Black	7.07%	7.13%	0.85%
Hispanic	1.04%	2.32%	123.08%
Two or More Races	1.62%	1.41%	-12.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.36%	0.5%	38.89%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.72%	0.45%	-37.5%