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    The surname Birkbeck

    A Norse place surname, carried by 375 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B621

    Birkbeck: #54,864 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Birkbeck #54,864, 375 people Birkbeck: #54,864 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Birkbeck #54,864, 375 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Birkbeck is more common than 66.2% of them.

    Origin

    Norse origin

    Habitational surname from a minor place in Westmorland, from Old Norse birki (“birch”) + bekkr (“stream”).

    Birkbeck is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 126 Norse surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 375 people named Birkbeck in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 823,321 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 367.

    #54,864
    rank among US surnames
    375
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.2%
    change since 2000 (was #52,935)

    Who is named Birkbeck

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

    91% of people named Birkbeck identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Norse surnames

    All 126 Norse surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Birkbeck come from?
    Habitational surname from a minor place in Westmorland, from Old Norse birki (“birch”) + bekkr (“stream”).
    How common is the surname Birkbeck?
    375 people in the United States had the surname Birkbeck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 823,321 Americans. It ranked 54,864th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Birkbeck?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Birkbeck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Birkbeck?
    Birkbeck is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Birkbeck getting more or less common?
    More common. 367 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 375 in 2010, up 2.2%.