How common is the surname Bethea?

12,061 people in the United States had the surname Bethea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,599 Americans. It ranked 2,972nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bethea?

Antoine Bethea, American football player (born 1984).

Where is the surname Bethea most common?

Wikidata records people named Bethea in the United States.

Is the surname Bethea getting more or less common?

More common. 10,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,061 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Bethea

A surname, carried by 12,061 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bethea is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,061 people named Bethea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,599 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,811.

#2,972

rank among US surnames

12,061

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+11.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,073)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,963	Moulton	12,104	25,508
#2,964	Monk	12,103	25,510
#2,965	Pence	12,101	25,514
#2,966	Hatton	12,090	25,537
#2,967	Rust	12,086	25,546
#2,968	Duckworth	12,080	25,558
#2,969	Frantz	12,079	25,561

Who is named Bethea

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

75% of people named Bethea identified as Black (not Hispanic), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 75%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Betheas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Antoine Bethea
American football player (born 1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bethea

Bethea has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

Questions

How common is the surname Bethea?: 12,061 people in the United States had the surname Bethea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,599 Americans. It ranked 2,972nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bethea?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Bethea identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bethea?: Antoine Bethea, American football player (born 1984).
Where is the surname Bethea most common?: Wikidata records people named Bethea in the United States.
Is the surname Bethea getting more or less common?: More common. 10,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,061 in 2010, up 12%.