Explore the Family Name Beckstead

The meaning of Beckstead

Americanized form of North German Beckstedde or Beckstedt: topographic name from Low German Beck ‘stream’ + -stedde ‘place’, or a habitational name from Beckstedt near Wildeshausen, Oldenburg.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Beckstead has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 14,604th in terms of popularity, moving up to 14,382nd in 2010; a change of approximately 1.52%. The total count of individuals with this surname also increased during the same period, from 1,869 to 2,078, marking an 11.18% rise. The proportion of people with the surname Beckstead per 100,000 also saw a slight increase from 0.69 to 0.7.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,604	#14,382	1.52%
Count	1,869	2,078	11.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.7	1.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beckstead

The Ethnic Identity data from the Decennial U.S. Census suggests a diverse ethnicity representation for the surname Beckstead between 2000 and 2010. The majority identity as White, although there was a minor decline from 97.75% in 2000 to 95.91% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander category saw a moderate increase of 16.22%, rising from 0.37% to 0.43%. There was almost a doubling (95.31% increase) of those identifying as Two or More races, going from 0.64% to 1.25%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant jump of nearly 80%, increasing from 1.07% to 1.92%. There were no reported changes in Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, remaining at zero percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.75%	95.91%	-1.88%
Hispanic	1.07%	1.92%	79.44%
Two or More Races	0.64%	1.25%	95.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.37%	0.43%	16.22%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%