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    The surname Becton

    A surname, carried by 2,634 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B235

    Becton: #11,886 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Becton #11,886, 2,634 people Becton: #11,886 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Becton #11,886, 2,634 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Becton is more common than 92.7% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,634 people named Becton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,215 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,415.

    #11,886
    rank among US surnames
    2,634
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.1%
    change since 2000 (was #11,869)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #11,877Gove2,636117,127
    #11,882Erikson2,635117,171
    #11,886Burse2,634117,215
    #11,890Defrancisco2,633117,260
    #11,894Addy2,632117,305

    Who is named Becton

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

    59% of people named Becton identified as Black (not Hispanic), 37% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 59%
    • White (not Hispanic) 37%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Becton?
    2,634 people in the United States had the surname Becton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,215 Americans. It ranked 11,886th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Becton?
    In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Becton identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 37% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Becton getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,634 in 2010, up 9.1%.