Explore the Family Name Beaston

The meaning of Beaston

English: variant of Beeston (the more common form of the surname in England), a habitational name from any of various places called Beeston.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Beaston has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 28,049 in terms of common surnames but dropped to 30,139 by 2010, marking a change of -7.45%. Similarly, the count of people with the Beaston surname also slightly decreased over this period from 804 to 778 individuals, indicating a change of -3.23%. The proportion of people with the Beaston surname per 100k also decreased by -13.33% during this same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,049	#30,139	-7.45%
Count	804	778	-3.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.26	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beaston

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Beaston also shows some shifts based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (93.91%), which slightly decreased to 92.03% by 2010. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander or Black communities in either census years. However, there was an increase in individuals identifying with two or more races, rising from 1.37% in 2000 to 2.96% in 2010. There was also a visible increase in the Hispanic identity, from 1.74% in 2000 to 2.70% in 2010. The representation from the American Indian and Alaskan Native groups declined from 2.11% in 2000 to 1.41% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.91%	92.03%	-2%
Two or More Races	1.37%	2.96%	116.06%
Hispanic	1.74%	2.7%	55.17%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.11%	1.41%	-33.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%