How common is the surname Bethel?

7,573 people in the United States had the surname Bethel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,769 Americans. It ranked 4,686th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Bethel most common?

Wikidata records people named Bethel in the United States.

Is the surname Bethel getting more or less common?

More common. 7,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,573 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Bethel

A surname, carried by 7,573 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bethel is more common than 97.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,573 people named Bethel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,769 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,285.

#4,686

rank among US surnames

7,573

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #4,483)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,683	Valente	7,580	40,732
#4,684	Stidham	7,579	40,737
#4,685	Saxon	7,576	40,753
#4,686	Bethel	7,573	40,769
#4,687	Pearl	7,570	40,785

Who is named Bethel

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

59% of people named Bethel identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Black (not Hispanic) 34%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bethels

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Wilson Bethel
American actor, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bethel

Bethel has the Soundex code B340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B340.

Questions

How common is the surname Bethel?: 7,573 people in the United States had the surname Bethel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,769 Americans. It ranked 4,686th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bethel?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Bethel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bethel?: Wilson Bethel, American actor.
Where is the surname Bethel most common?: Wikidata records people named Bethel in the United States.
Is the surname Bethel getting more or less common?: More common. 7,285 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,573 in 2010, up 4.0%.