Explore the Family Name Bedinger

The meaning of Bedinger

Americanized form of German Büdinger (see Budinger). History: Adam Büdinger was a German-speaking emigrant to PA from Alsace. George Michael Bedinger was born in York County, PA, in 1756, and was an early settler in KY.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bedinger has seen a decline over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 58,397 in 2000 to 82,317 in 2010, marking a change of -40.96%. In terms of count, there were 325 occurrences of Bedinger in 2000, which fell to 229 in 2010, indicating a decrease of -29.54%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by -33.33%, moving from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,397	#82,317	-40.96%
Count	325	229	-29.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.08	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bedinger

Ethnicity-wise, Bedinger is predominantly associated with White ethnicity, as evidenced by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of those with the Bedinger surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 88.00% in 2000 to 86.90% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased by 159.46%, rising from 1.85% in 2000 to 4.80% in 2010. Those identifying as Black made up 8.92% in 2000, which decreased to 7.42% in 2010, marking a -16.82% change. There were no instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88%	86.9%	-1.25%
Black	8.92%	7.42%	-16.82%
Hispanic	1.85%	4.8%	159.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%