Explore the Family Name Beckes

The meaning of Beckes

1. Altered form of German and probably also English Becks. 2. Serbian (Bečkeš): probably a nickname or occupational name derived from bečka ‘small barrel’. The surname Bečkeš is very rare in Serbia.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Beckes saw a slight drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 82,691 but slipped to rank 85,049 by 2010, marking a decrease of 2.85%. However, despite dropping in rank, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased from 212 to 220 during the same period, showing a growth rate of 3.77%. The proportion of people with the Beckes surname per 100,000 also dropped slightly from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.07 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#82,691	#85,049	-2.85%
Count	212	220	3.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beckes

Regarding ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Beckes surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 96.23% in 2000 to 90.91% in 2010. There were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. By 2010, there were some noticeable changes in ethnic identity among individuals with the Beckes surname. For instance, the census reported that 2.73% identified as Hispanic and 2.27% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, where there had been none in 2000. Additionally, 3.18% claimed two or more races in 2010. The data for these new categories was suppressed (S) in 2000 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.23%	90.91%	-5.53%
Two or More Races	0%	3.18%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.73%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.27%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%