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    The surname Beckstead

    A surname, carried by 2,078 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B233

    Beckstead: #14,382 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Beckstead #14,382, 2,078 people Beckstead: #14,382 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Beckstead #14,382, 2,078 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Beckstead is more common than 91.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,078 people named Beckstead in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,578 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,869.

    #14,382
    rank among US surnames
    2,078
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.2%
    change since 2000 (was #14,604)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,374Sclafani2,080148,435
    #14,378Litwin2,079148,507
    #14,382Fails2,078148,578

    Who is named Beckstead

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

    96% of people named Beckstead identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Beckstead?
    2,078 people in the United States had the surname Beckstead in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,578 Americans. It ranked 14,382nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Beckstead?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Beckstead identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Beckstead getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,869 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,078 in 2010, up 11%.