Explore the Family Name Beighley

The meaning of Beighley

Americanized form of South German Büchele (see Buechele) or Büchle, or perhaps Buechler or Swiss German Büchli (see Buechel). Compare Beachley, Beeghly, and Beighle.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Beighley has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Beighley ranked 25,926 in popularity and had 890 individuals using this name. However, by 2010, its rank dropped to 27,818 with only 863 people carrying the surname. This represents a 7.3% drop in rank and a 3.03% decrease in count. The proportion of Beighleys per 100,000 people also declined by 12.12%, from 0.33 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,926	#27,818	-7.3%
Count	890	863	-3.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.29	-12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beighley

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Beighley identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with an insignificant decrease from 97.30% to 97.22%. The percentage of Beighleys identifying as Hispanic saw a decline of 28.77%, dropping from 1.46% in 2000 to 1.04% in 2010. There was no change in the number of Beighleys identifying as Black or Asian/Pacific Islander during this time period. Interestingly, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a slight increase of 17.72%, moving from 0.79% in 2000 to 0.93% in 2010. There was a new addition in 2010 of 0.58% identifying as two or more races, which wasn't recorded in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	97.22%	-0.08%
Hispanic	1.46%	1.04%	-28.77%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.79%	0.93%	17.72%
Two or More Races	0%	0.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%