Explore the Family Name Beekman

The meaning of Beekman

1. Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived by a stream or creek, beek (see Beek). 2. Americanized form of North German Beekmann, a cognate of 1 above. History: This surname is recorded in Beverwyck in New Netherland (now Albany, NY) in the mid 17th century.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Beekman has seen an increase in its prevalence in the United States from 2000 to 2010. Its ranking rose from 13,494th most common name to 12,999th during this time period, marking a 3.67% increase in popularity. The count of people with this surname also grew by 14.27%, from 2,067 people in 2000 to 2,362 people in 2010. The proportion of people named Beekman per 100,000 also increased slightly from 0.77 to 0.8.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,494	#12,999	3.67%
Count	2,067	2,362	14.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.77	0.8	3.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beekman

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Beekman also changed between 2000 and 2010, as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of the Beekman population identified as White (95.36%), a figure that somewhat decreased to 94.58% in 2010. However, there were increases in those identifying as Two or more races (from 1.16% to 1.48%) and Hispanic (from 0.73% to 1.31%). There was a small increase in those identifying as Black (from 1.98% to 2.03%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 0.24% to 0.25%), while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 0.53% to 0.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	94.58%	-0.82%
Black	1.98%	2.03%	2.53%
Two or More Races	1.16%	1.48%	27.59%
Hispanic	0.73%	1.31%	79.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0.34%	-35.85%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.24%	0.25%	4.17%