How common is the surname Behrman?

1,192 people in the United States had the surname Behrman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Behrman?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Behrman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Behrman?

S. N. Behrman, American writer (1893–1973), followed by David Behrman.

Where is the surname Behrman most common?

Wikidata records people named Behrman in the United States.

Is the surname Behrman getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, down 8.5%.

The surname Behrman

A surname, carried by 1,192 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Behrman is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,192 people named Behrman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. That is down 8.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,303.

#21,811

rank among US surnames

1,192

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-8.5%

change since 2000 (was #19,248)

Who is named Behrman

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

94% of people named Behrman identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Behrmans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

S. N. Behrman
American writer (1893–1973)
David Behrman
American composer (born 1937)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Behrman

Behrman has the Soundex code B655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B655.

Questions

How common is the surname Behrman?: 1,192 people in the United States had the surname Behrman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 259,015 Americans. It ranked 21,811th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Behrman?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Behrman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Behrman?: S. N. Behrman, American writer (1893–1973), followed by David Behrman.
Where is the surname Behrman most common?: Wikidata records people named Behrman in the United States.
Is the surname Behrman getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,192 in 2010, down 8.5%.