How common is the surname Beckel?

1,030 people in the United States had the surname Beckel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. It ranked 24,339th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Beckel?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Beckel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Beckel?

Graham Beckel, American actor, followed by Bob Beckel.

Where is the surname Beckel most common?

Wikidata records people named Beckel in the United States.

Is the surname Beckel getting more or less common?

More common. 937 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,030 in 2010, up 9.9%.

The surname Beckel

A surname, carried by 1,030 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). Beckel is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,030 people named Beckel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. That is up 9.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 937.

#24,339

rank among US surnames

1,030

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+9.9%

change since 2000 (was #24,914)

Who is named Beckel

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

95% of people named Beckel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Beckels

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Graham Beckel
American actor, born 1949
Bob Beckel
American political pundit (1948–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Beckel

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

Questions

How common is the surname Beckel?: 1,030 people in the United States had the surname Beckel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 299,753 Americans. It ranked 24,339th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Beckel?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Beckel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Beckel?: Graham Beckel, American actor, followed by Bob Beckel.
Where is the surname Beckel most common?: Wikidata records people named Beckel in the United States.
Is the surname Beckel getting more or less common?: More common. 937 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,030 in 2010, up 9.9%.