How common is the surname Betty?

1,470 people in the United States had the surname Betty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,031 Americans. It ranked 18,694th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Betty getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,599 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,470 in 2010, down 8.1%.

Is Betty also a first name?

Yes. Betty is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Betty

A surname, carried by 1,470 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B300 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Betty is more common than 88.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,470 people named Betty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 210,031 Americans. That is down 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,599.

#18,694

rank among US surnames

1,470

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-8.1%

change since 2000 (was #16,540)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,685	Gettinger	1,471	209,888
#18,694	Klose	1,470	210,031
#18,703	Commander	1,469	210,174

Who is named Betty

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

73% of people named Betty identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Betty

Betty 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 Betty?: 1,470 people in the United States had the surname Betty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,031 Americans. It ranked 18,694th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Betty?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Betty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Betty getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,599 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,470 in 2010, down 8.1%.
Is Betty also a first name?: Yes. Betty is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.