# Bethune (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bethune/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Norman.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,447 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,437 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 89,569 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (3,380 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From the Norman habitational surname, from the city of Béthune, in Artois.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bethune in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 55% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bethune in the United States and Belgium.

## People named Bethune

- Mary McLeod Bethune, American educator and civil rights leader (1875-1955)
- Zina Bethune, American actress, dancer, and choreographer (1945-2012)
- Croix Bethune, American soccer player (born 2001)
- Jean-Baptiste Bethune, Belgian architect, designer and politician (1821-1894)

## Similar surnames

Bettin, Bowden, Batten, Button, Beaudoin, Bodine, Boden, Beaton, Boutin, Bodden, Batton, Bouton.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.