Explore the Family Name Beqiri

The meaning of Beqiri

Albanian: from the Albanian Muslim personal name Beqir (definite form Beqiri), from Bekir, a Turkish form of the Arabic personal name Bakr.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Beqiri has seen a notable rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 104,819th most common, but by 2010, it had risen to 69,170th. This represents a change of 34.01 percent. Additionally, the number of individuals with this surname also increased significantly over this period. In 2000, there were 158 people with the name Beqiri, which grew to 284 by 2010, marking an increase of 79.75 percent. The proportion of Beqiris per 100,000 people also rose from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010, a 66.67 percent increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#104,819	#69,170	34.01%
Count	158	284	79.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.1	66.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beqiri

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Beqiri, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. It appears that the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both years, with a marked increase from 72.15 percent in 2000 to 97.54 percent in 2010. In contrast, those identifying as Hispanic fell from 4.43 percent to 2.11 percent over the same period. There were no Beqiris who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped from 22.78 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	72.15%	97.54%	35.19%
Hispanic	4.43%	2.11%	-52.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	22.78%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%