Better is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Better
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Better

How popular is Better?

Better is ranked 263633 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Betters plummeted by 10.15453 per cent to 407 since 2000 and slipped by 6522 spots and ranked at 51176. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 62.65 63.58
Black 21.38 21.19
Hispanic or Latino 14.5 11.92
Others 1.23 2.43
Better is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Costa Rica. Around 1188 people have been found who wears Better as their family name. Better is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
8,438 China5
34,572 Israel2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
13,606 Senegal1
15,705 Cameroon1
169,904 Brazil1
30,360 Thailand1
120,357 Argentina1
29,595 Iran1
53,033 Nigeria1
38,063 Mauritania1
24,771 Colombia1
17,236 Ghana1
3,586 Honduras1
492,292 Ukraine1
9,498 Iceland1
40,340 Malaysia1
7,895 South Korea1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
85,726 Canada32
61,159 Australia30
352,052 India27
50,826 Zimbabwe19
3,494 Costa Rica18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
45,171 Tanzania73
Countries with hundreds of Better:
51,780 United States509
34,330 Germany303
66,174 France147
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Better Namesakes

  • Bartholomeo Bettera, Visual Artist
  • Bernhard Bettermann, Actor
  • Bonita Betters-Reed, Author
  • Doug Betters, Football player
  • The Better World, Music artist
  • Thomas Betterton, Actor
  • Thomas Betterton, Actor
  • A Better Tomorrow, Musical Artist

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