Explore the Family Name Behring
The meaning of Behring
German: patronymic from the personal name Behr. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Heinrich, Kurt.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Behring in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Behring has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Behring was ranked as the 46,240th most common surname in the United States, with a count of 434 instances. By 2010, however, the rank had slipped to 49,365 and the count dropped slightly to 426, marking a percentage change of -6.76 in rank and -1.84 in count. The proportion of the Behring surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 12.5% over this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #46,240 | #49,365 | -6.76% |
| Count | 434 | 426 | -1.84% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.16 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Behring
In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Behring surname identify as White. In 2000, 98.16% of Behrings identified as White, which decreased slightly to 95.54% in 2010. During this same period, there was a small increase in the number of Hispanic individuals with the Behring surname, moving from 0% in 2000 to 2.82% in 2010. There were no reported changes in the percentages of Behrings identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying with two or more races.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.16% | 95.54% | -2.67% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 2.82% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |