Explore the Family Name Beville

The meaning of Beville

1. English (Middlesex and Surrey; of Norman origin): variant of Bovill. Derivation from Beuville (Calvados) is also possible, though unproven. 2. French (also Béville): habitational name from Béville (Moselle) or Béville-le-Comte (Eure-et-Loir), or a variant of Beuville, a habitational name from Beuville (Calvados). The surname Béville is rare in France.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Beville had a slight decrease in rank from 20,468 in 2000 to 21,119 in 2010, marking a change of -3.18%. Despite the drop in rank, the count of people with this surname increased by 3.15% from 1,205 to 1,243 in the same time frame. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 6.67%, from 0.45 in 2000 to 0.42 ten years later.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,468	#21,119	-3.18%
Count	1,205	1,243	3.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.42	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beville

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Beville also shifted as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped significantly by about 46.67% between 2000 and 2010. In contrast, the representation of those identifying as having two or more races almost doubled during the same period. There was a small decrease of 4.19% in those identifying as White, while the Hispanic category saw a substantial increase of 390.24%. Individuals identifying as Black showed a marginal rise of 1.23%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, which had no representation in 2000, marked a presence with 0.64% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.81%	81.26%	-4.19%
Black	13.03%	13.19%	1.23%
Two or More Races	1%	2.49%	149%
Hispanic	0.41%	2.01%	390.24%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.64%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.75%	0.4%	-46.67%