Explore the Family Name Beem

The meaning of Beem

Dutch and North German: ethnic name for a native or inhabitant of Bohemia (see Boehm).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Beem shifted between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Beem was ranked 14,479 in popularity among all surnames in the United States with a count of 1,890 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, the surname had slipped slightly to rank 15,250, though the count of individuals with this surname increased to 1,928. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 7.14 percent from 0.7 in 2000 to 0.65 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,479	#15,250	-5.32%
Count	1,890	1,928	2.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.65	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beem

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Beem also saw changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (94.97 percent), followed by those who identified as Hispanic (1.43 percent), Asian/Pacific Islander (0.95 percent), Two or more races (1.27 percent), American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.79 percent), and Black (0.58 percent). By 2010, while the largest group still identified as White (92.79 percent), there were notable increases in the percentages of individuals identifying as Hispanic (2.39 percent), Asian/Pacific Islander (1.45 percent), Two or more races (1.82 percent) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.99 percent). The percentage of those identifying as Black remained relatively stable at 0.57 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.97%	92.79%	-2.3%
Hispanic	1.43%	2.39%	67.13%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.82%	43.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.95%	1.45%	52.63%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.79%	0.99%	25.32%
Black	0.58%	0.57%	-1.72%