The Better surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 407 people carried this name — #51,176 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 714,300 people counted. That is down 10% from 453 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 80 people named Better.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
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 Better,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jindřich Better 1870–1940
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Frieda Better 1875–1944
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Nathan Better 1876–1940
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Ignatz Better 1878–1942
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Markus Better 1881–1940
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Leon Better 1882–1942
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Better.
- Betka 207 · U.S. census
- Betourne 113 · U.S. census
- Betsch 466 · U.S. census
- Betta 133 · U.S. census
- Bette 216 · U.S. census
- Bettencourt 7,365 · U.S. census
- Betti 608 · U.S. census
- Bettin 601 · U.S. census
- Bettinelli 143 · U.S. census
- Betting 102 · U.S. census
- Bettinger 1,461 · U.S. census
- Bettini 398 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Better 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.