How common is the surname Behrendt?

2,177 people in the United States had the surname Behrendt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. It ranked 13,874th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Behrendt?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Behrendt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Behrendt?

Brian Behrendt, association football player.

Where is the surname Behrendt most common?

Wikidata records people named Behrendt in Germany.

Is the surname Behrendt getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,185 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,177 in 2010, down 0.4%.

The surname Behrendt

A surname, carried by 2,177 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). Behrendt is more common than 91.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,177 people named Behrendt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,185.

#13,874

rank among US surnames

2,177

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-0.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,902)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,867	Flock	2,179	141,691
#13,871	Seman	2,178	141,756
#13,874	Hymes	2,177	141,822
#13,883	Vandenheuvel	2,176	141,887

Who is named Behrendt

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

95% of people named Behrendt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Behrendts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brian Behrendt
Association football player, born 1991

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Behrendt

Behrendt 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 Behrendt?: 2,177 people in the United States had the surname Behrendt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 141,822 Americans. It ranked 13,874th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Behrendt?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Behrendt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Behrendt?: Brian Behrendt, association football player.
Where is the surname Behrendt most common?: Wikidata records people named Behrendt in Germany.
Is the surname Behrendt getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,185 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,177 in 2010, down 0.4%.