Explore the Family Name Bengston

The meaning of Bengston

Altered (metathesized) form of Swedish Bengtsson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Helmer, Nels, Nils.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bengston has seen a slight decline over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bengston ranked 24,350 in popular surnames and had 964 individuals bearing this name. However, by 2010, its rank dropped to 27,411 and the count decreased to 880. This change represents a decrease of approximately 12.57% in rank and an 8.71% drop in count. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also declined by roughly 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,350	#27,411	-12.57%
Count	964	880	-8.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.3	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bengston

The Decennial U.S. Census data paints a diverse picture when it comes to the ethnicity associated with the Bengston surname. While the majority of individuals identified as White (95.80% in 2010, down slightly from 96.47% in 2000), there were increases and decreases among other ethnic identities. The Asian/Pacific Islander group grew from 0.52% in 2000 to 1.02% in 2010, marking a nearly 96.15% increase. Meanwhile, the representation of those identifying as two or more races decreased by about 13.98%, from 0.93% in 2000 to 0.80% in 2010. The percentage of Hispanics rose slightly from 1.45% in 2000 to 1.70% in 2010. Lastly, no data was available for the Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.47%	95.8%	-0.69%
Hispanic	1.45%	1.7%	17.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.52%	1.02%	96.15%
Two or More Races	0.93%	0.8%	-13.98%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0%	0%