Explore the Family Name Beilke

The meaning of Beilke

German: 1. from a pet form of Beile, itself a pet form of Elisabeth (see Elizabeth). 2. from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with bīl ‘sword’ or bīhel ‘axe’. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Kurt, Gerhard, Helmuth, Otto.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Beilke has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Beilke was the 24,406th most popular surname in the United States. By 2010, it had slipped to the 25,503rd spot, reflecting a 4.49% drop. In terms of raw numbers, however, there were actually more individuals with the Beilke surname in 2010 (969) than in 2000 (961), marking a slight increase of 0.83%. As a proportion of the population per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the Beilke name decreased from 0.36 to 0.33, a decline of 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,406	#25,503	-4.49%
Count	961	969	0.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.33	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beilke

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information about the ethnicity of those bearing the Beilke surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of Beilkes identified as White, though this percentage decreased slightly from 95.84% to 94.53%. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw the largest increase, from 1.25% to 2.06%, a growth of 64.80%. Those identifying as two or more races also increased from 0.62% to 0.83%. The proportion of Beilkes identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell from 1.98% to 1.75%. No Beilkes identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.84%	94.53%	-1.37%
Hispanic	1.25%	2.06%	64.8%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.98%	1.75%	-11.62%
Two or More Races	0.62%	0.83%	33.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%