Explore the Family Name Beightol

The meaning of Beightol

Americanized form of German Bechtel or of its very rare variant Bächtel (see Bachtel), or perhaps of some other similar (like-sounding) surname, such as Bechtold. Compare Peightal.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Beightol has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 37,986 in 2000, it fell to 41,234 in 2010, representing an 8.55% drop in rank. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 549 to 528 over the same period, a reduction of 3.83%. This indicates a proportion per 100k changing from 0.2 to 0.18, marking a 10% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,986	#41,234	-8.55%
Count	549	528	-3.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beightol

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Beightol is primarily White as reflected by the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.99% of those with the Beightol surname identified as White, which dropped slightly to 94.70% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander maintained a relatively steady percentage, increasing from 0.91% in 2000 to 0.95% in 2010. There was a notable increase in the number of people identifying as two or more races, climbing from 1.28% to 1.89%. In 2010, there were also people who identified as Hispanic, constituting 1.70%, a category that had no representation in 2000. No individuals with the Beightol surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.99%	94.7%	-1.34%
Two or More Races	1.28%	1.89%	47.66%
Hispanic	0%	1.7%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.91%	0.95%	4.4%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.91%	0%	0%