Beachamp Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Beachamp Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) belonging to Beauc(h)amp = the Fair Field. [French beau, bel, Latin bell-us + French c(h)amp, Latin camp-us] William de Beauchamp.—Testa de Nevill.

Didot-Bottin enumerates 3 Beauchamps and 3 Beaucamps in France, the latter, of course, all in the north.

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Beachamp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Puerto Rico251:142,0061,869
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1811:277,45122,466

Beachamp (28) may also be a first name.

Beachamp Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) belonging to Beauc(h)amp = the Fair Field. [French beau, bel, Latin bell-us + French c(h)amp, Latin camp-us] William de Beauchamp.—Testa de Nevill.

Didot-Bottin enumerates 3 Beauchamps and 3 Beaucamps in France, the latter, of course, all in the north.

This name was Latinized in mediaeval documents de Bello Campo.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Beachamp: In Domesday, Belchamp held a large barony in Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Bedfordshire. Not a single male representative remains of this historic house. Earl Beauchamp’s family name is now Lygon, but that is an assumption for Pyndar.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Beachamp Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Beachamp Come From? nationality or country of origin

Beachamp occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Beachamp? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,736,881st most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. Beachamp occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Beachamp are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 28 people.

The last name Beachamp is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 74 people, or 1 in 4,898,094. In The United States Beachamp is most common in: California, where 28 percent reside, Mississippi, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Puerto Rico, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Beachamp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beachamp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 59 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beachamp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Beachamp surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.

The amount Beachamp earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $42,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,809 CAD per year.

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