The Betancourt surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 21,663 people carried this name — #1,664 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,600 people counted. That is up 36% from 15,876 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 978 people named Betancourt 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 City of Buenos Aires.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
60 people named Betancourt live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 23 people named Betancourt.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 6 départements, most often Aisne.
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 print
Betancourt in American newspapers,
1895–1897.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,632 pages in all carry the name.
In print
Betancourt in Australian newspapers,
1910s–1980s.
40 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Betancourt. The most, 20, date from the 1960s.
Articles, by state
Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Betancourt.
Who carried it
People named Betancourt,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gaspar Betancourt Cisneros 1803–1866 · writer -
José Victoriano Betancourt 1813–1875 · writer -
José Ramón Betancourt 1823–1890 · writer -
José Ramón Betancourt 1823–1890 · writer
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Esteban Leonardo Betancourt Hermosilla d. 1973 · conscript soldier
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Juan Carlos Bettancourt Yevenes d. 1973 · laborer
Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
In the public record
People named Betancourt,
in the records of 3 countries.
Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.
United States746 records
- U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 488
- U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 97
- New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 86
- U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 62
- New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
- Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
- U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
- U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
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Example: U.S. war memorial War record John J. BetancourtBorn 1922; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.
U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. registration card, 1942 Military record Manuel S. BetancourtBorn 1905. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; kitchen worker from New York County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1980, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.
U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) -
Example: U.S. burial record, 1864 Burial record Franklin BetancourtU.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1935, died 1991; buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
Showing 3 of 746 records for Betancourt in the United States.
Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).
France12 records
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Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Alfred Emile Seraphin BetancourtBorn 1896 in Heudicourt (Somme); died 1975 in Étampes (Essonne).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte) -
Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Germaine Jenny BetancourtBorn 1920 in Landrecies; died 1992 in Valenciennes (Nord).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte) -
Example: French death register, 1930 Death record Raymond Remy BetancourtBorn 1913 in Lille; died 1975 in Lille (Nord).
Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
Showing 3 of 12 records for Betancourt in France.
Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).
Netherlands2 records
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Example: U.S. census, 1910 Population register Louis Philippe Guillaume BetancourtIn the population register of Weesp; manufacturer, born 1833 in Goes.
Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Vecht en Venen (CC BY 4.0) -
Example: U.S. census, 1910 Population register Louis Philippe Jules BetancourtIn the population register of Weesp; born in Marsemen, Belgium.
Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Vecht en Venen (CC BY 4.0)
Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Betancourt.
- Besse 1,497 · U.S. census
- Bessette 4,469 · U.S. census
- Bessey 1,607 · U.S. census
- Besson 859 · U.S. census
- Best 37,923 · U.S. census
- Bet 175 · U.S. census
- Betbeze 119 · U.S. census
- Beth 846 · U.S. census
- Bethe 190 · U.S. census
- Bethea 12,061 · U.S. census
- Bethel 7,573 · U.S. census
- Bethencourt 107 · U.S. census
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