How common is the surname Betancourt?

21,663 people in the United States had the surname Betancourt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,252 Americans. It ranked 1,664th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Betancourt?

Jeff Betancourt, American film editor and film director, followed by Danny Betancourt.

Where is the surname Betancourt most common?

Wikidata records people named Betancourt in the United States and Cuba.

Is the surname Betancourt getting more or less common?

More common. 15,876 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,663 in 2010, up 37%.

The surname Betancourt

A surname, carried by 21,663 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). Betancourt is more common than 99% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 21,663 people named Betancourt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 14,252 Americans. That is up 37% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,876.

#1,664

rank among US surnames

21,663

people in 2010

7.3

per 100,000 Americans

+36.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,098)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,655	McDonough	21,739	14,202
#1,656	Shin	21,735	14,205
#1,657	Grove	21,732	14,207
#1,658	Block	21,717	14,217
#1,659	Peacock	21,712	14,220
#1,660	O'Hara	21,710	14,221
#1,661	Hammer	21,709	14,222

Who is named Betancourt

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

91% of people named Betancourt identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.3% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
White (not Hispanic) 7.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Two or more races 0.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Betancourts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jeff Betancourt
American film editor and film director, born 1970
Danny Betancourt
Baseball player, born 1981

Notable Betancourts come mostly from the United States (1) and Cuba (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Betancourth

Surnames that sound like Betancourt

Betancourt 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 Betancourt?: 21,663 people in the United States had the surname Betancourt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 14,252 Americans. It ranked 1,664th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Betancourt?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Betancourt identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Betancourt?: Jeff Betancourt, American film editor and film director, followed by Danny Betancourt.
Where is the surname Betancourt most common?: Wikidata records people named Betancourt in the United States and Cuba.
Is the surname Betancourt getting more or less common?: More common. 15,876 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 21,663 in 2010, up 37%.
What are other spellings of Betancourt?: Betancourth.