Explore the Family Name Beitz

The meaning of Beitz

1. East German: habitational name from any of the places in eastern Germany named Baitz (compare Baitz) or Beitzsch. 2. German: variant of Beitler 2. 3. South German: from Middle High German beiz ‘tanning liquid, lye’, or ‘falcon hunt’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a tanner or someone who hunted with falcons.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Beitz saw a significant decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 25,098th in frequency but fell to 37,899th by 2010, marking a 51% drop. The count of people carrying the Beitz surname also decreased from 927 in 2000 to 586 in 2010, representing a drop of 36.79%. The proportion per 100,000 people also followed suit, decreasing by 41.18% from 0.34 to 0.2 within the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,098	#37,899	-51%
Count	927	586	-36.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.2	-41.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beitz

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Beitz surname identify as White, with this group increasing slightly from 96.33% in 2000 to 96.93% in 2010. There was a minor increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going up from 1.83% to 2.05%, a change of 12.02%. No Beitz individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year. Unfortunately, the census reported no data on the number of individuals who identified as having two or more ethnic identities or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010 because it was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.33%	96.93%	0.62%
Hispanic	1.83%	2.05%	12.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.54%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.86%	0%	0%