Explore the Family Name Begeman

The meaning of Begeman

Americanized form of German Begemann: habitational name for someone from a settlement on the Bega river, in the Lippe area. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Kurt.

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

The surname Begeman, according to the decennial U.S. Census, had a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. During this period, its rank fell from 37,788 to 41,303, a decline of 9.3 percent. The total count of people with the Begeman surname also fell by 4.7 percent from 553 individuals in 2000 to 527 in 2010. This reduced the proportion of the Begeman surname per 100,000 people from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010, marking a 10 percent decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,788	#41,303	-9.3%
Count	553	527	-4.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Begeman

In terms of ethnicity, the decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of those with the Begeman surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with only a minor decrease from 94.39 percent to 94.12 percent. Among other ethnic identities, there was a notable increase in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 1.08 percent in 2000 to 1.90 percent in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic also slightly increased from 2.89 percent to 3.04 percent. However, the data noted no representation of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in either year. Interestingly, those identifying with two or more races decreased from 1.27 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.39%	94.12%	-0.29%
Hispanic	2.89%	3.04%	5.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.08%	1.9%	75.93%
Two or More Races	1.27%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%