Explore the Family Name Bealer

The meaning of Bealer

Americanized form of German Biehler or Buehler.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bealer has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname moved up from 17,114th place in 2000 to 16,087th place in 2010, reflecting a growth of around 6%. In terms of numbers, there were approximately 1,530 individuals with this surname in 2000, and this number increased by 17.65% to about 1,800 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Bealer surname per 100,000 people rose by 7.02%, from 0.57 to 0.61.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,114	#16,087	6%
Count	1,530	1,800	17.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.61	7.02%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bealer

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Bealer also shifted between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of individuals identified as White in both years, this percentage decreased slightly from 79.93% to 78.17%. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic almost doubled from 1.11% to 2.11%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased by 48.57% from 1.05% to 1.56%. On the other hand, the proportion of individuals identifying as Black decreased by 6.73% from 16.80% to 15.67%. Notably, the 2010 census was the first to record individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races, though the exact numbers were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.93%	78.17%	-2.2%
Black	16.8%	15.67%	-6.73%
Two or More Races	0%	2.22%	0%
Hispanic	1.11%	2.11%	90.09%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.05%	1.56%	48.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.28%	0%