Explore the Family Name Biehn

The meaning of Biehn

German: 1. possibly a habitational name from any of several places called Bienen (Lower Rhine) or from Biene near Lingen. 2. variant of Bien.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Biehn saw a significant rise between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Biehn ranked 33,876 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had climbed to 31,906, which represents an increase of approximately 5.82%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased during this period, going from 634 in 2000 to 723 in 2010, marking a substantial growth of 14.04%. This trend is further reinforced by the increase in the proportion per 100k people, which went up by 4.17%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,876	#31,906	5.82%
Count	634	723	14.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.25	4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Biehn

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Biehn, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, showed some notable shifts over the decade. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, making up 97.95% of the total in 2000 and 96.82% in 2010, showing a slight reduction of 1.15%. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races saw a significant increase, moving from representing 0.95% of the total in 2000 to 1.24% in 2010 - a change of 30.53%. The year 2010 also marked the first time Hispanics were recorded within this surname group, accounting for 1.24% of Biehns. Meanwhile, there were no recorded instances of individuals with the surname Biehn identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.95%	96.82%	-1.15%
Two or More Races	0.95%	1.24%	30.53%
Hispanic	0%	1.24%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%