How common is the surname Whitbeck?

1,660 people in the United States had the surname Whitbeck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,991 Americans. It ranked 17,097th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Whitbeck getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,702 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,660 in 2010, down 2.5%.

The surname Whitbeck

A surname, carried by 1,660 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex W312

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Whitbeck is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,660 people named Whitbeck in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 185,991 Americans. That is down 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,702.

#17,097

rank among US surnames

1,660

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,745)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,097	DeNicola	1,660	185,991
#17,104	Prioleau	1,659	186,103

Who is named Whitbeck

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

95% of people named Whitbeck identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Two or more races 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Whitbeck?: 1,660 people in the United States had the surname Whitbeck in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,991 Americans. It ranked 17,097th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Whitbeck?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Whitbeck identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Whitbeck getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,702 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,660 in 2010, down 2.5%.