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    The surname Beristain

    A Spanish surname, carried by 665 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B623

    Beristain: #34,149 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Beristain #34,149, 665 people Beristain: #34,149 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Beristain #34,149, 665 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Beristain is more common than 79% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Borrowed from Spanish Beristain, a surname of Basque origin. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 665 people named Beristain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 464,279 Americans. That is up 112% since 2000, when the Census counted 314.

    #34,149
    rank among US surnames
    665
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +111.8%
    change since 2000 (was #60,083)

    Who is named Beristain

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

    89% of people named Beristain identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 9.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 89%
    • White (not Hispanic) 9.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Beristain come from?
    Borrowed from Spanish Beristain, a surname of Basque origin. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
    How common is the surname Beristain?
    665 people in the United States had the surname Beristain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 464,279 Americans. It ranked 34,149th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Beristain?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Beristain identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 9.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Beristain getting more or less common?
    More common. 314 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 665 in 2010, up 112%.