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Where Does The Last Name Becket Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Becket (Marathi: बेकेट) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Becket? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 389,084^th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 7,999,502 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Becket reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 487,350^th most frequent given name world-wide, held by 324 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 439 people, or 1 in 825,647. In The United States Becket is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, Oregon, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States Becket exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 7 percent live.

Becket Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Becket has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Becket surname contracted 66 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 79 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Becket Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Becket last name is predominantly Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States Becket are 17.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Becket earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.39% less than the national average, earning R 220,068 per year; in United States they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $46,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.24% more than the national average, earning $52,784 CAD per year.