How common is the surname Beazley?

1,400 people in the United States had the surname Beazley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,533 Americans. It ranked 19,334th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Beazley?

John Beazley, British art historian and archaeologist (1885–1970), followed by Kim Beazley.

Where is the surname Beazley most common?

Wikidata records people named Beazley in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Beazley getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,431 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,400 in 2010, down 2.2%.

The surname Beazley

A surname, carried by 1,400 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Beazley is more common than 88.1% of them.

Origin

A variant of Beesley.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,400 people named Beazley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,533 Americans. That is down 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,431.

#19,334

rank among US surnames

1,400

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,984)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,334	Assad	1,400	220,533
#19,341	Knapik	1,399	220,690

Who is named Beazley

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

93% of people named Beazley identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Beazleys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Beazley
British art historian and archaeologist (1885–1970)
Kim Beazley
Australian politician, academic, diplomat, and viceroy, born 1948
Margaret Beazley
Australian judge and Governor of New South Wales, born 1951

Notable Beazleys come mostly from Australia (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Beazley

Beazley has the Soundex code B240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B240.

Questions

Where does the surname Beazley come from?: A variant of Beesley.
How common is the surname Beazley?: 1,400 people in the United States had the surname Beazley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,533 Americans. It ranked 19,334th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Beazley?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Beazley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Beazley?: John Beazley, British art historian and archaeologist (1885–1970), followed by Kim Beazley.
Where is the surname Beazley most common?: Wikidata records people named Beazley in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Beazley getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,431 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,400 in 2010, down 2.2%.