Explore the Family Name Beatson

The meaning of Beatson

1. Scottish: variant of Bateson. 2. English: variant of Betson or Bateson, patronymics from the personal name Bet(te) and Bate respectively (see Bett and Bate).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Beatson saw a mild decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Beatson ranked 52,174th in popularity and had a count of 374, making up 0.14 out of every 100k people in the population. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 54,530, with the count slightly increasing to 378, but the proportion per 100k people fell to 0.13, marking a negative change of 7.14 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,174	#54,530	-4.52%
Count	374	378	1.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beatson

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts over the same period. The percentage of people with the Beatson surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 2.67 in 2000 to 3.44 in 2010, indicating a positive change of 28.84 percent. Those identifying as White remained the majority, although their representation decreased by 1.90 percent from 94.12 in 2000 to 92.33 in 2010. Interestingly, there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname in 2000; however, by 2010, these ethnic identities accounted for 1.59 and 1.85 percent respectively. There was still no representation from the American Indian and Alaskan Native community, and those identifying as two or more races also dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.12%	92.33%	-1.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.67%	3.44%	28.84%
Black	0%	1.85%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.59%	0%
Two or More Races	1.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%