Explore the Family Name Von Behren

The meaning of Von Behren

German (von Behren): habitational name for someone from a place called Behren or Beeren, formed with the preposition von ‘from’. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Kurt, Dietrich.

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How common is the last name Von Behren in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Von Behren has seen a slight decrease in popularity. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 34,554 in terms of popularity and this position fell to 36,630 by the year 2010, indicating a 6.01% drop. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname decreased by 1.61%, from 620 in 2000 to 610 in 2010. The proportion of people named Von Behren per 100,000 individuals also saw a reduction from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, a decline of 8.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,554	#36,630	-6.01%
Count	620	610	-1.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Von Behren

The ethnicity associated with the Von Behren surname also displayed some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. A large majority of individuals with this surname were identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a minor decrease from 97.10% to 96.89%. Those identifying as belonging to two or more ethnic identities saw an increase of 27.13%, rising from 1.29% in 2000 to 1.64% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic went down to zero in 2010 from 0.97% in 2000. There were no changes in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, remaining at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.1%	96.89%	-0.22%
Two or More Races	1.29%	1.64%	27.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0.97%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%