Explore the Family Name Beh

The meaning of Beh

1. German: probably a variant of Böh (see Boeh). 2. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surnames 馬 (see Ma 1), 白 (see Bai 1) and 麥 (see Mai 1).

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

The surname Beh has seen a considerable increase in popularity over the first decade of this century, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Beh was ranked 53,191th amongst American surnames, while by 2010 it had risen significantly to 42,308th. The count of people with the Beh surname also experienced a substantial growth of roughly 40.55 percent, increasing from 365 in 2000 to 513 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people named Beh per 100,000 Americans increased by 21.43 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,191	#42,308	20.46%
Count	365	513	40.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.17	21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beh

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data showcases an interesting mix for the surname Beh. The largest percentage of people with this surname identify as White - although this group saw a decrease of around 6.7 percent from 2000 to 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 14.42 percent during the same period, making up nearly a quarter of individuals with the Beh surname by 2010. Similarly, there was an increase of 5.33 percent in those who identify as Black and about 11.72 percent increase in those claiming two or more races. However, no one with the surname Beh identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	58.08%	54.19%	-6.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	21.64%	24.76%	14.42%
Black	14.25%	15.01%	5.33%
Two or More Races	3.84%	4.29%	11.72%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%