How common is the surname Betances?

1,981 people in the United States had the surname Betances in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,853 Americans. It ranked 14,937th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Betances?

Dellin Betances, American baseball player.

Where is the surname Betances most common?

Wikidata records people named Betances in the United States.

Is the surname Betances getting more or less common?

More common. 1,384 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,981 in 2010, up 43%.

The surname Betances

A surname, carried by 1,981 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Betances is more common than 90.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,981 people named Betances in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 155,853 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,384.

#14,937

rank among US surnames

1,981

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+43.1%

change since 2000 (was #18,425)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,930	Delaluz	1,983	155,696
#14,933	Sutliff	1,982	155,775
#14,937	Einhorn	1,981	155,853
#14,943	Setser	1,980	155,932
#14,946	Deloera	1,979	156,011

Who is named Betances

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

95% of people named Betances identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 95%
White (not Hispanic) 4.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Betancess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dellin Betances
American baseball player, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Betances

Betances has the Soundex code B352, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B352.

Questions

How common is the surname Betances?: 1,981 people in the United States had the surname Betances in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 155,853 Americans. It ranked 14,937th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Betances?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Betances identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 4.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Betances?: Dellin Betances, American baseball player.
Where is the surname Betances most common?: Wikidata records people named Betances in the United States.
Is the surname Betances getting more or less common?: More common. 1,384 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,981 in 2010, up 43%.