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

Bettin, 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 Bettin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bettin in America

Bettin is the 37125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bettin surname appeared 601 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 Bettin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bettin 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 Bettin

The surname BETTIN has its origins in Italy, specifically in the northern regions such as Lombardy and Veneto. The name is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 11th or 12th century. It is derived from the Italian word "bettino," which means "little beer" or "small beer."

This surname was likely given as a nickname to someone who either brewed or sold small amounts of beer. It is also possible that the name was a descriptive one, referring to someone who had a fondness for drinking beer. The earliest known spelling variations of the name include Bettini, Bettino, and Bettin.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname BETTIN can be found in a 13th-century manuscript from the city of Verona, where a person named Giovanni Bettino is listed as a landowner. In the 14th century, a document from the city of Padua mentions a Gherardo Bettin, who was a merchant involved in the wool trade.

During the Renaissance period, a notable individual with this surname was Antonio Bettini (1512-1599), an Italian physician and philosopher. He was born in Siena and authored several works on medicine and natural philosophy. Another prominent figure was Giacomo Bettini (1677-1744), an Italian architect from Padua who designed several churches and palaces in the Veneto region.

In the 19th century, there was a Italian painter named Giovanni Bettini (1809-1881) who was known for his landscape and genre paintings. Another artist with this surname was Domenico Bettini (1824-1904), a sculptor from Siena who created several public monuments and statues.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname BETTIN outside of Italy can be found in the United States in the late 19th century. Giuseppe Bettin (1860-1936) was an Italian-American sculptor who immigrated to New York City and worked on various public commissions, including the Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch in Brooklyn.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bettin

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

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 Bettin 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 Bettin 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 Bettin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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