How common is the surname Berenson?

752 people in the United States had the surname Berenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 410,566 Americans. It ranked 30,916th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Berenson?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Berenson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Berenson?

Bernard Berenson, American art critic and collector (1865-1959), followed by Marisa Berenson.

Where is the surname Berenson most common?

Wikidata records people named Berenson in the United States and the Russian Empire.

Is the surname Berenson getting more or less common?

Less common. 774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 752 in 2010, down 2.8%.

The surname Berenson

A surname, carried by 752 people in the United States.

3 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). Berenson is more common than 80.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 752 people named Berenson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 410,566 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 774.

#30,916

rank among US surnames

752

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-2.8%

change since 2000 (was #28,912)

Who is named Berenson

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

95% of people named Berenson identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Berensons

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bernard Berenson
American art critic and collector (1865-1959)
Marisa Berenson
American actress and model (b. 1947)
Berry Berenson
American actress (1948–2001)
Mary Berenson
American art historian, 1864–1945
Alex Berenson
American writer, born 1973

Notable Berensons come mostly from the United States (4) and the Russian Empire (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Berenson

Berenson 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 Berenson?: 752 people in the United States had the surname Berenson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 410,566 Americans. It ranked 30,916th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Berenson?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Berenson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Berenson?: Bernard Berenson, American art critic and collector (1865-1959), followed by Marisa Berenson.
Where is the surname Berenson most common?: Wikidata records people named Berenson in the United States and the Russian Empire.
Is the surname Berenson getting more or less common?: Less common. 774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 752 in 2010, down 2.8%.