Explore the Family Name Beek

The meaning of Beek

Dutch and North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a stream or creek, beek (compare Bek 6), or a habitational name from any of various Dutch places called Beek (in Limburg, Gelderland, and North Brabant), named with the same word. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Johannes, Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Beek has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the Beek surname was ranked 42,757th in popularity and had a count of 477 individuals. By 2010, the rank dropped to 45,347th and the count slightly decreased to 472 individuals. This represented a change of -6.06% in rank and a -1.05% change in count. The proportion of the surname Beek per 100,000 also dropped by -11.11% during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,757	#45,347	-6.06%
Count	477	472	-1.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beek

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a shift in the demographic profile associated with the surname Beek between 2000 and 2010. While the White population represented the majority of the Beek surname holders in both years (91.82% in 2000 and 86.65% in 2010), there was a -5.63% decrease over the decade. During the same period, the Hispanic representation increased by 121.90%, and the Black representation nearly doubled, increasing by 89%. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased slightly by -11.90%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.82%	86.65%	-5.63%
Black	4.82%	9.11%	89%
Hispanic	1.05%	2.33%	121.9%
Two or More Races	1.68%	1.48%	-11.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%