View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Bethea is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 36,152^nd most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 499,318 people. The surname Bethea occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Bethea are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bethea is also the 563,826^th most widely held given name worldwide It is held by 250 people.

The last name Bethea is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 14,490 people, or 1 in 25,014. In The United States Bethea is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 17 percent live, South Carolina, where 13 percent live and Maryland, where 12 percent live. Aside from The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Botswana, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Bethea Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bethea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bethea surname grew 1,281 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bethea Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Bethea are 9.43% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.66% registered with the political party.

Bethea earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.35% less than the national average, earning $36,958 USD per year.