Explore the Family Name Bethencourt

The meaning of Bethencourt

French (northern; Béthencourt) and Spanish (of French origin; Canary Islands): variant of Bettencourt. This surname is most common in the Canary Islands, where it was brought to by the first conqueror of this islands, Jean de Béthencourt (1362–1425), a French knight in the service of Castile who became king of the Canary Islands, and his nephew and successor Maciot de Béthencourt. Elsewhere in the Spanish speaking world the most common form of this surname is Betancourt. — Note: The population figure published by the US Census Bureau for this surname in the year 2000 is 107.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, in 2000, the surname 'Bethencourt' ranked 142,819 in terms of popularity within the United States, with a total count of 107 people bearing this surname. This represented 0.04 per 100k in terms of proportion. However, no data is available for the year 2010 due to suppression for privacy purposes.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#142,819	#0	0%
Count	107	0	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bethencourt

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in 2000, the majority of individuals with the surname 'Bethencourt' identified as Hispanic, constituting 56.07% of the population with this surname. Approximately 28.97% identified as White and 11.21% identified as Black. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. There were also no individuals who identified with two or more races. Unfortunately, no data is available for the year 2010 due to suppression for privacy purposes.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
White	28.97%	0%	0%
Hispanic	56.07%	0%	0%
Black	11.21%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%