How common is the surname Bechtol?

1,209 people in the United States had the surname Bechtol in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Bechtol getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, down 0.5%.

The surname Bechtol

A surname, carried by 1,209 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B234

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bechtol is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,209 people named Bechtol in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,215.

#21,583

rank among US surnames

1,209

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.5%

change since 2000 (was #20,343)

Who is named Bechtol

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

93% of people named Bechtol identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bechtol

Bechtol has the Soundex code B234, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B234.

Questions

How common is the surname Bechtol?: 1,209 people in the United States had the surname Bechtol in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 255,373 Americans. It ranked 21,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bechtol?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bechtol identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
Is the surname Bechtol getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,209 in 2010, down 0.5%.