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The surname Betterton

A surname, carried by 1,045 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B363

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Betterton is more common than 85.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,045 people named Betterton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 295,450 Americans. That is down 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,084.

#24,090
rank among US surnames
1,045
people in 2010
0.3
per 100,000 Americans
-3.6%
change since 2000 (was #22,212)

Who is named Betterton

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

91% of people named Betterton identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 91%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
  • Two or more races 2.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.0%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Betterton?
1,045 people in the United States had the surname Betterton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,450 Americans. It ranked 24,090th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Betterton?
In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Betterton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Betterton getting more or less common?
Less common. 1,084 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,045 in 2010, down 3.6%.