Explore the Family Name Billue

The meaning of Billue

1. Variant of Bellew 2, a surname of probable French origin (see Ballou 1 and 2). 2. Possibly also an altered form of English, Irish, and Scottish Bellew 1.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Billue has seen a slight change in its popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it ranked 65,133rd in terms of most common surnames, and by 2010, it had slightly declined to rank 65,244th, indicating a 0.17% decrease in rank. However, in terms of actual count, the number of people with the Billue surname increased from 285 in 2000 to 304 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 6.67%. The proportion per 100k population decreased by 9.09%, dropping from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,133	#65,244	-0.17%
Count	285	304	6.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Billue

The ethnic identity associated with the Billue surname has also seen some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the two dominant ethnicities were White, accounting for 47.02%, and Black, accounting for 47.72%. By 2010, the proportion of those identifying as Black had increased to 52.30%, while those identifying as White had decreased to 39.47%. There was also an emergence of new ethnic identities associated with the name including Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic at 1.97% and 2.63% respectively. Those identifying with two or more races increased from 3.16% to 3.62% over the decade. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at 0% in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	47.72%	52.3%	9.6%
White	47.02%	39.47%	-16.06%
Two or More Races	3.16%	3.62%	14.56%
Hispanic	0%	2.63%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.97%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%