How rare is the last name Bethel?

7,115 people in the United States have the last name Bethel, about 1 in 42,010. It ranks #4,817 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BETHEL

#4,817

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
7,115
About
1 in 42,010
This common or more
58.1%
Who bears it

Of the 7,115 people with the last name Bethel, 55.7% reported their origin as White, 33.5% as Black and 5.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Bethel, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Bethel ranks #5,831 of 53,615, with 2,849 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1922, with 150 births. See Bethel as a first name

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