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    The surname Behrens

    A surname, carried by 10,524 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B652

    Behrens: #3,398 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Behrens #3,398, 10,524 people Behrens: #3,398 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Behrens #3,398, 10,524 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Behrens is more common than 97.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,524 people named Behrens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,337 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,159.

    #3,398
    rank among US surnames
    10,524
    people in 2010
    3.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #3,228)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,389Bayer10,54429,282
    #3,390Sager10,54129,290
    #3,391Kinder10,53929,296
    #3,392Koontz10,53829,298
    #3,394Villatoro10,53529,307
    #3,395O'Shea10,53129,318
    #3,396Kimmel10,52829,326

    Who is named Behrens

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

    94% of people named Behrens identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Behrenss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sam Behrens
      American actor, born 1950

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Behrens

    Behrens has the Soundex code B652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B652.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Behrens?
    10,524 people in the United States had the surname Behrens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,337 Americans. It ranked 3,398th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Behrens?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Behrens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Behrens?
    Sam Behrens, American actor.
    Where is the surname Behrens most common?
    Wikidata records people named Behrens in the United States.
    Is the surname Behrens getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,524 in 2010, up 3.6%.