The Becan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 141 people carried this name — #122,314 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 135 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 89 people named Becan.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Ille-et-Vilaine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 47 people named Becan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Becan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Kathleen Becan-McBride 1949– · university teacher
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Becan.
- Beauregard 5,078 · U.S. census
- Beausejour 251 · U.S. census
- Beausoleil 1,247 · U.S. census
- Beauvais 2,629 · U.S. census
- Beauvoir 263 · U.S. census
- Bec 215 · U.S. census
- Beccari 137 · U.S. census
- Beccaria 129 · U.S. census
- Becchetti 159 · U.S. census
- Becerra 33,274 · U.S. census
- Bech 227 · U.S. census
- Bechard 2,053 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Becan is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.
