How common is the surname Beauregard?

5,078 people in the United States had the surname Beauregard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,801 Americans. It ranked 6,658th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Beauregard?

Robin Beauregard, American water polo player.

Where is the surname Beauregard most common?

Wikidata records people named Beauregard in the United States.

How do you pronounce Beauregard?

Beauregard is /ˈboʊɹəɡɑɹd/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Beauregard getting more or less common?

More common. 4,860 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,078 in 2010, up 4.5%.

Is Beauregard also a first name?

Yes. Beauregard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Beauregard

A French surname, carried by 5,078 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈboʊɹəɡɑɹd/ 3 syllables Soundex B626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Beauregard is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

From French Beauregard.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,078 people named Beauregard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,801 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,860.

#6,658

rank among US surnames

5,078

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,447)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,649	Hixon	5,091	60,645
#6,651	Massaro	5,089	60,669
#6,653	Lewin	5,088	60,681
#6,654	Brotherton	5,086	60,705
#6,655	Galbreath	5,083	60,741
#6,656	Burson	5,082	60,753
#6,657	Hammack	5,080	60,777

Who is named Beauregard

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

88% of people named Beauregard identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Beauregards

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robin Beauregard
American water polo player, born 1979

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Beauregard

Beauregard has the Soundex code B626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B626.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Beauregard come from?: From French Beauregard.
How common is the surname Beauregard?: 5,078 people in the United States had the surname Beauregard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,801 Americans. It ranked 6,658th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Beauregard?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Beauregard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Beauregard?: Robin Beauregard, American water polo player.
Where is the surname Beauregard most common?: Wikidata records people named Beauregard in the United States.
How do you pronounce Beauregard?: Beauregard is /ˈboʊɹəɡɑɹd/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Beauregard getting more or less common?: More common. 4,860 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,078 in 2010, up 4.5%.
Is Beauregard also a first name?: Yes. Beauregard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.