How common is the surname Bee?

4,480 people in the United States had the surname Bee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,916 Americans. It ranked 7,434th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bee?

In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Bee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Bee?

Carlos Bee, American politician (1867-1932).

Where is the surname Bee most common?

Wikidata records people named Bee in the United States.

Is the surname Bee getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,586 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,480 in 2010, down 2.3%.

Is Bee also a first name?

Yes. Bee is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bee

A surname, carried by 4,480 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bee is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,480 people named Bee in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,916 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,586.

#7,434

rank among US surnames

4,480

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

-2.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,776)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,430	Marinelli	4,483	68,870
#7,431	Conard	4,482	68,886
#7,433	Astorga	4,481	68,901
#7,434	Firestone	4,480	68,916
#7,437	Deel	4,478	68,947

Who is named Bee

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

67% of people named Bee identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 9.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 67%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Asian and Pacific Islander 9.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bees

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carlos Bee
American politician (1867-1932)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bee

Bee has the Soundex code B000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B000.

Questions

How common is the surname Bee?: 4,480 people in the United States had the surname Bee in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,916 Americans. It ranked 7,434th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bee?: In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Bee identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bee?: Carlos Bee, American politician (1867-1932).
Where is the surname Bee most common?: Wikidata records people named Bee in the United States.
Is the surname Bee getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,586 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,480 in 2010, down 2.3%.
Is Bee also a first name?: Yes. Bee is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.