Explore the Family Name Bebber

The meaning of Bebber

German: habitational name from a place so named near the Deister hills, west of Hanover. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Bebber" has seen a slight decrease over the decade. In 2000, the Bebber surname ranked 42,604th in popularity and had a proportion per 100,000 people of 0.18. By 2010, the rank had slid to 44,500 with a proportion per 100,000 people of 0.16, indicating a -4.45% change in rank and a -11.11% change in proportion. However, despite this decrease in rank and proportion, the total count of individuals with the Bebber surname increased slightly from 479 in 2000 to 483 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 0.84%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,604	#44,500	-4.45%
Count	479	483	0.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bebber

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Bebber surname identify as White, though there has been a small decrease in this group from 96.03% in 2000 to 94.00% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic saw a -15.07% change over the decade, lowering from 2.92% to 2.48%. Notably, the census began recording those identifying with two or more races in 2010, representing 2.07% of the Bebber surname bearers that year. There were no reported cases of individuals with the Bebber surname identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.03%	94%	-2.11%
Hispanic	2.92%	2.48%	-15.07%
Two or More Races	0%	2.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%