Explore the Family Name Belyeu

The meaning of Belyeu

Variant of Bilyeu, a surname of French origin. History: The surname Belyeu is borne by the descendants of Pierre alias Peter Billiou from the Netherlands, who was of French Huguenot extraction (see Bilyeu).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Belyeu has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 33,528 in 2000 to 32,396 in 2010, marking a change of 3.38%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by 10.59% over the decade, growing from 642 to 710. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,528	#32,396	3.38%
Count	642	710	10.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.24	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Belyeu

Regarding ethnicity, the Belyeu surname presents a diverse distribution as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the ethnic identity of individuals carrying the surname was predominantly White, at 79.28%, followed by Black at 16.36%. A significant increase was observed in the Hispanic category, which surged by 138.60% from 1.71% to 4.08% in 2010. The proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races also saw a substantial growth of 50.80%, jumping from 1.87% in 2000 to 2.82% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Whites decreased by 6.74% and the Black category experienced a moderate rise of 7.64%. No individuals with the Belyeu surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	79.28%	73.94%	-6.74%
Black	16.36%	17.61%	7.64%
Hispanic	1.71%	4.08%	138.6%
Two or More Races	1.87%	2.82%	50.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%