Explore the Family Name Besecker

The meaning of Besecker

North German: from the personal name Bäsecke, from Latin Basilius (see Basil), a Christian saint’s name. In some cases it may also be a derivative of the personal name Bernhard.

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

The surname Besecker has been analyzed according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, which records the frequency and distribution of surnames across the United States. The popularity of the surname Besecker decreased slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 29,325 in terms of frequency but dropped to 31,211 by 2010, reflecting a decline of 6.43%. The actual count of individuals with the surname also saw a small decrease from 760 in 2000 to 743 in 2010, marking a negative change of 2.24%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Besecker per 100,000 fell by 10.71% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,325	#31,211	-6.43%
Count	760	743	-2.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.25	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Besecker

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Besecker identify as White. In 2000, 97.76% of Beseckers identified as White, but this percentage fell slightly to 96.64% in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, where the percentage more than doubled from 1.05% in 2000 to 2.15% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races also increased, moving from 0.66% to 0.81%. The census data indicated no Beseckers of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.76%	96.64%	-1.15%
Hispanic	1.05%	2.15%	104.76%
Two or More Races	0.66%	0.81%	22.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%