Explore the Family Name Behrle

The meaning of Behrle

1. South German (Württemberg): from a pet form of Behr ‘bear’, including from a pet form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with Old High German bero ‘bear’. 2. Altered form of Norwegian Berle: habitational name from a farmstead in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, so named with Old Norse barth ‘rim, edge’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Behrle has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 39,378 in 2000 to 38,155 in 2010, marking a change of approximately 3.11%. In terms of count, the number of people bearing the name Behrle showed a growth of 10.46%, rising from 526 in 2000 to 581 in 2010. Moreover, the proportion per 100k also saw an uptick of 5.26% in the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,378	#38,155	3.11%
Count	526	581	10.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.2	5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Behrle

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that a majority of individuals with the Behrle surname identify as White, making up 96.90% of the population in 2010, a slight decrease from 97.34% in 2000. Those identifying as Hispanic made up 1.72% of the population in 2010, showing a 13.16% change from the previous decade. A new category appeared in 2010; those identifying as belonging to two or more races made up 1.03% of the population. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.34%	96.9%	-0.45%
Hispanic	1.52%	1.72%	13.16%
Two or More Races	0%	1.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%