How common is the surname Berens?

3,452 people in the United States had the surname Berens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,440 Americans. It ranked 9,421st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Berens?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Berens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Berens?

Ricky Berens, American swimmer.

Where is the surname Berens most common?

Wikidata records people named Berens in the United States.

Is the surname Berens getting more or less common?

More common. 3,178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,452 in 2010, up 8.6%.

The surname Berens

A surname, carried by 3,452 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Berens is more common than 94.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,452 people named Berens in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 89,440 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,178.

#9,421

rank among US surnames

3,452

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+8.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,397)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,412	Johannes	3,455	89,362
#9,415	Meisner	3,454	89,388
#9,418	Albino	3,453	89,414
#9,421	Stalker	3,452	89,440
#9,426	Trieu	3,451	89,466
#9,427	Bulger	3,450	89,491

Who is named Berens

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

95% of people named Berens identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Berenss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ricky Berens
American swimmer, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Berens

Berens 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 Berens?: 3,452 people in the United States had the surname Berens in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 89,440 Americans. It ranked 9,421st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Berens?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Berens identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Berens?: Ricky Berens, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Berens most common?: Wikidata records people named Berens in the United States.
Is the surname Berens getting more or less common?: More common. 3,178 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,452 in 2010, up 8.6%.