How common is the surname Behrends?

1,870 people in the United States had the surname Behrends in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,105 Americans. It ranked 15,625th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Behrends?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Behrends identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Behrends getting more or less common?

More common. 1,830 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,870 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Behrends

A surname, carried by 1,870 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Behrends is more common than 90.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,870 people named Behrends in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,105 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,830.

#15,625

rank among US surnames

1,870

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #14,849)

Who is named Behrends

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

97% of people named Behrends identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Behrends

Behrends has the Soundex code B653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B653.

Questions

How common is the surname Behrends?: 1,870 people in the United States had the surname Behrends in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,105 Americans. It ranked 15,625th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Behrends?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Behrends identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Behrends getting more or less common?: More common. 1,830 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,870 in 2010, up 2.2%.