Explore the Family Name Beeker

The meaning of Beeker

North German and Dutch: habitational name for someone who lived by a stream, from Middle Low German beke ‘stream, brook’ + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Beeker's popularity has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 31,126th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to the 37,229th position, marking a decrease of 19.61%. Similarly, the number of individuals with the Beeker surname dropped from 705 to 599 during the same period, a decline of 15.04%. The proportion of people named Beeker per 100,000 people also decreased by 23.08% from 0.26 to 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,126	#37,229	-19.61%
Count	705	599	-15.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.2	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beeker

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a change in the distribution of ethnic identities associated with the Beeker surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Beekers identifying as White increased slightly from 90.92% to 93.32%. Those identifying as Hispanic also saw an increase, moving from 1.42% to 2.17%. However, the proportion of Beekers who identified as Black decreased significantly from 4.40% to 2.67%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Beekers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew from 0.71% to 1.00%, while the category of two or more races dropped to zero in 2010. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained stagnant at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.92%	93.32%	2.64%
Black	4.4%	2.67%	-39.32%
Hispanic	1.42%	2.17%	52.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.71%	1%	40.85%
Two or More Races	2.55%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%