Explore the Family Name Beiser

The meaning of Beiser

1. German: occupational name for a falconer, Middle High German beizaere ‘one who hunts with falcons’. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname for a wicked or aggressive person, from Yiddish beyzer ‘wicked, severe, bad, angry, fierce’.

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

The surname Beiser, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, underwent a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,471 but dropped significantly by 48.56% to 49,723 in 2010. This decline is reflected in the count of people with the Beiser surname which also fell by 34.37%, from 643 in 2000 to 422 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of the Beiser surname per 100,000 people also saw a decrease of 41.67%, from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,471	#49,723	-48.56%
Count	643	422	-34.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.14	-41.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beiser

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Beiser surname using the Decennial U.S. Census data, one notes that the majority identifies as White, which stood at 95.49% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 95.26% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year. However, there was a small presence of individuals identifying as Hispanic and Black in 2000, at 1.24% and 1.71% respectively, but these figures dropped to zero by 2010. Interestingly, the census data shows a new addition in 2010, with 2.13% of individuals with the Beiser surname identifying as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.49%	95.26%	-0.24%
Two or More Races	0%	2.13%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.24%	0%	0%
Black	1.71%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%