Beachem Surname
Approximately 758 people bear this surname
Beachem Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beauchamp.' Mr. Lower mentions a Beauchamp near Avranches, and another near Havre. Its equivalent local term in England is Fairfield. Hugh de Bel-Champ, or Beauchamp (latinized in early records as 'de Bello-Campo'), obtained forty-three lordships from the Conqueror (Lower).
Read More About This SurnameBeachem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 748 | 1:484,571 | 40,975 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 65 | 1:772,595 | 48,648 |
Beachem Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beauchamp.' Mr. Lower mentions a Beauchamp near Avranches, and another near Havre. Its equivalent local term in England is Fairfield. Hugh de Bel-Champ, or Beauchamp (latinized in early records as 'de Bello-Campo'), obtained forty-three lordships from the Conqueror (Lower). Some of the variants may relate to some spot called Beecham (compare Ashton), which would make them purely English, but I cannot find such a place.
John de Bello Campo, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Thomas de Becham, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
William de Bechehom, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Roger de Bello Campo, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Angareta de Bello Campo, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William de Beaucharop. Warwickshire, Henry IIl-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Roger de Beauchaumpe, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
William Beauchamp, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford.
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Beachem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beachem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beachem is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Beachem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 449,013th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 9,614,177 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Beachem live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Beachem is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 748 people, or 1 in 484,571. In The United States Beachem is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Alabama, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 1 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Beachem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Beachem has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beachem surname expanded 1,151 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beachem Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Beachem last name are 25.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.6% being registered with the party.
Beachem earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.99% less than the national average, earning $37,542 USD per year.
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