Bethune
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See also: Béthune
English
Etymology
From the Norman habitational surname, from the city of Béthune, in Artois.
Proper noun
Bethune (countable and uncountable, plural Bethunes)
- A surname from Norman.
- A town in Kit Carson County, Colorado, United States.
- A town in Kershaw County, South Carolina, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bethune is the 9437th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3447 individuals. Bethune is most common among White (54.63%) and Black/African American (39.22%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bethune”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 150.