How common is the surname Behling?

2,765 people in the United States had the surname Behling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,662 Americans. It ranked 11,404th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Behling?

Michael Evans Behling, American actor.

Where is the surname Behling most common?

Wikidata records people named Behling in the United States.

Is the surname Behling getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,840 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,765 in 2010, down 2.6%.

The surname Behling

A surname, carried by 2,765 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Behling is more common than 93% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,765 people named Behling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 111,662 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,840.

#11,404

rank among US surnames

2,765

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-2.6%

change since 2000 (was #10,400)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,395	Schneck	2,767	111,581
#11,402	Terhune	2,766	111,622
#11,404	Cremeans	2,765	111,662
#11,408	Courter	2,764	111,702
#11,409	Hage	2,763	111,743
#11,411	Hallberg	2,762	111,783

Who is named Behling

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

92% of people named Behling identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Behlings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Evans Behling
American actor, born 1996

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Behling

Behling has the Soundex code B452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B452.

Questions

How common is the surname Behling?: 2,765 people in the United States had the surname Behling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 111,662 Americans. It ranked 11,404th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Behling?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Behling identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Behling?: Michael Evans Behling, American actor.
Where is the surname Behling most common?: Wikidata records people named Behling in the United States.
Is the surname Behling getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,840 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,765 in 2010, down 2.6%.