Explore the Family Name Bevington

The meaning of Bevington

English: 1. (southwest Midlands): habitational name from either of two places, in Warwickshire and Gloucestershire, named Bevington, from the Old English personal name Bēofa + Old English -ing- implying association + tūn ‘settlement’. 2. variant of Babington.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bevington experienced a slight decrease in ranking between 2000 and 2010, moving from position 20,260 to 20,758, indicating a decline of 2.46%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,222 to 1,273, marking an uptick of 4.17%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.45 to 0.43, showing a -4.44% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,260	#20,758	-2.46%
Count	1,222	1,273	4.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.43	-4.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bevington

In terms of ethnicity, there was significant data observed from the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest ethnic group holding the Bevington surname was identified as White, although it saw a decrease from 95.09% in 2000 to 92.54% in 2010. Conversely, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic showed growth in the same time frame, with an increase of 12.24% and 44.24% respectively. People with mixed ethnic identity, falling under 'Two or more races', experienced a considerable surge of 84.91%. Additionally, groups previously suppressed for privacy in 2000 such as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native surfaced in 2010, comprising 0.55% and 0.39% respectively of the Bevington surname holders.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.09%	92.54%	-2.68%
Hispanic	2.78%	4.01%	44.24%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.96%	84.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0.55%	12.24%
Black	0%	0.55%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.39%	0%