# Behr (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/behr/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,795 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,659 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 81,356 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (3,671 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Behr in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 96% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Behr in the United States, Germany and South Africa.

## People named Behr

- Jason Behr, American actor
- Karl Behr, American tennis player (1885–1949)
- Pamela Behr, Alpine ski racer
- Ira Steven Behr, American screen writer and television producer
- Mark Behr, author (1963–2015)

## Similar surnames

Berry, Baer, Bear, Bahr, Beer, Beery, Beier, Buhr, Bier, Bergh, Bohr, Baehr.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.