How common is the surname Beaty?

12,869 people in the United States had the surname Beaty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,991 Americans. It ranked 2,800th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Beaty?

Madisen Beaty, American actress, followed by Zelmo Beaty.

Where is the surname Beaty most common?

Wikidata records people named Beaty in the United States.

Is the surname Beaty getting more or less common?

More common. 12,588 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,869 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Beaty

A surname, carried by 12,869 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Beaty is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,869 people named Beaty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,991 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,588.

#2,800

rank among US surnames

12,869

people in 2010

4.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,638)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,791	Regalado	12,931	23,876
#2,792	Oldham	12,928	23,882
#2,793	Belanger	12,922	23,893
#2,794	Alcantar	12,919	23,899
#2,795	Looney	12,910	23,915
#2,796	Kenyon	12,891	23,950
#2,798	Epperson	12,884	23,963

Who is named Beaty

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Beaty identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Beatys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Madisen Beaty
American actress, born 1995
Zelmo Beaty
American basketball player (1939–2013)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Beaty

Beaty has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

Questions

How common is the surname Beaty?: 12,869 people in the United States had the surname Beaty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,991 Americans. It ranked 2,800th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Beaty?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Beaty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Beaty?: Madisen Beaty, American actress, followed by Zelmo Beaty.
Where is the surname Beaty most common?: Wikidata records people named Beaty in the United States.
Is the surname Beaty getting more or less common?: More common. 12,588 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,869 in 2010, up 2.2%.