US Population With Last Name Best By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 36,862 people in the US whose last name was Best, and the rate of occurence of the Best last name was 13.66 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Best identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (73.73%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (22.04%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.88%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Best By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Best last name.

US Population With Last Name Best By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 27178 73.73
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 8124 22.04
Hispanic or Latino 693 1.88
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 546 1.48
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 195 0.53
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 122 0.33