Find out how popular the last name Beckhusen is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Beckhusen.

Beckhusen, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Beckhusen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beckhusen in America

Beckhusen is the 149395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beckhusen surname appeared 110 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Beckhusen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beckhusen to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Beckhusen

The surname Beckhusen is believed to have originated in Germany, likely during the medieval period. It is derived from the Low German words "beke," meaning "stream" or "brook," and "husen," meaning "houses" or "dwellings." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to a settlement or group of houses situated near a stream or brook.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Beckhusen can be traced back to the 14th century in various regions of northern Germany, particularly in the areas around modern-day Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name include Johannes Beckhusen, a merchant from the city of Lübeck, who was mentioned in records from 1379, and Henricus Beckhusen, a landowner from the town of Münster, recorded in 1421.

While the name Beckhusen does not appear in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, which recorded landholdings in England after the Norman Conquest, it can be found in other historical documents from the region. For example, the name is mentioned in the Hanseatic League records of the 15th century, which documented trade activities among the merchant guilds of northern Europe.

One notable bearer of the Beckhusen name was Johann Beckhusen, a German theologian and reformer who lived from 1493 to 1555. He was a prominent figure during the Protestant Reformation and played a significant role in spreading the teachings of Martin Luther in the regions of Westphalia and Lower Saxony.

Another individual of note was Bernhard Beckhusen, a German painter and engraver who lived from 1686 to 1743. He was renowned for his religious and allegorical works, many of which can still be found in churches and museums throughout Germany.

In the 18th century, the Beckhusen family established itself as landowners and nobility in the region of Westphalia. One member of this family, Friedrich Wilhelm von Beckhusen (1732-1809), was a prominent military officer who served in the Prussian army during the Seven Years' War and later became a respected landowner and politician.

Other notable individuals with the Beckhusen surname include Hermann Beckhusen (1825-1901), a German architect who designed several notable buildings in the city of Hamburg, and Karl Beckhusen (1887-1962), a German artist and illustrator known for his works depicting scenes from German folklore and mythology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beckhusen

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Beckhusen.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Beckhusen was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Beckhusen has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Beckhusen was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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