Betts

Betts is the 1,864th most common surname in the United States, shared by 18,891 people at the 2020 census. That is about one person in 15,800.

By the numbers

People: 18,891
Rank: 1,864th
How common: 1 in 15,800
Per 100,000: 6.3

Who bears the name

How people with the surname Betts described their own race and Hispanic origin at the 2020 census:

White, not Hispanic 66.5%
Black, not Hispanic 24.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic 0.8%
American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic 0.5%

Notable people called Betts

Chas Betts (born 1986)American professional and amateur wrestler
Dickey Betts (1943–2024)American guitarist
Jack Betts (1929–2025)American actor
Mookie Betts (born 1992)American professional baseball player
Morton Betts (1847–1914)English footballer
Albert Betts (1888–1924)gymnast
Daisy Betts (born 1982)Australian actress

People named Betts with articles in the most Wikipedia languages. Data from Wikidata (CC0).

Surnames like Betts

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Source: US Census Bureau, Frequently Occurring Surnames, 2020. The Census describes the file as the surnames borne by 100 or more people; rarer names are not published. The line is not quite exact, and 617 published names come in under it, the smallest at 92 people. Race and Hispanic origin are self-reported. Rates are worked out against the 298.9 million people the file's own figures are calculated on, which is fewer than the census counted in all: the difference is everyone whose surname was too rare to publish.