How common is the surname Behnke?

5,824 people in the United States had the surname Behnke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,013 Americans. It ranked 5,919th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Behnke?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Behnke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Behnke?

Elmer Behnke, American basketball player (1929-2018).

Where is the surname Behnke most common?

Wikidata records people named Behnke in the United States.

Is the surname Behnke getting more or less common?

More common. 5,762 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,824 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Behnke

A surname, carried by 5,824 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Behnke is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,824 people named Behnke in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,013 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,762.

#5,919

rank among US surnames

5,824

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,543)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,913	Barner	5,827	52,985
#5,914	Blume	5,826	52,994
#5,917	Bellinger	5,825	53,004
#5,919	Bode	5,824	53,013
#5,921	Derby	5,822	53,031

Who is named Behnke

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

96% of people named Behnke identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Behnkes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elmer Behnke
American basketball player (1929-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Behnke

Behnke has the Soundex code B520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B520.

Questions

How common is the surname Behnke?: 5,824 people in the United States had the surname Behnke in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,013 Americans. It ranked 5,919th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Behnke?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Behnke identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Behnke?: Elmer Behnke, American basketball player (1929-2018).
Where is the surname Behnke most common?: Wikidata records people named Behnke in the United States.
Is the surname Behnke getting more or less common?: More common. 5,762 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,824 in 2010, up 1.1%.