The Bethe surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 190 people carried this name — #95,955 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (190).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Bethe.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Haute-Loire.
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.
Who carried it
People named Bethe,
with a public archive behind them.
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Margarethe Loewe-Bethe 1854–1932 · etcher -
Margarethe Loewe-Bethe 1854–1932 · etcher
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Adolf Bethe 1837–1886 · judge
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Erich Bethe 1863–1940 · university teacher
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Erich Bethe 1863–1940 · university teacher
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Hellmuth Bethe 1901–1959 · curator
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bethe.
- 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
- Bethencourt 107 · U.S. census
- Bethune 3,447 · U.S. census
- Betka 207 · U.S. census
- Betourne 113 · U.S. census
- Betsch 466 · U.S. census
- Betta 133 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bethe 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.