Beaman Surname
Approximately 10,379 people bear this surname
Beaman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Belmont' or 'de Beaumont.' 'Roger de Belmont appears in Domesday as a chief tenant in Gloucestershire and Dorset' (Lower), probably a near kinsman of the Conqueror. 'The Itin. de la Normandie gives five places in that Province called Beaumont' (ibid).
Read More About This SurnameBeaman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,152 | 1:44,463 | 5,444 |
| England | 1,241 | 1:44,898 | 5,665 |
| Canada | 432 | 1:85,291 | 9,464 |
| Australia | 350 | 1:77,131 | 9,013 |
| New Zealand | 92 | 1:49,221 | 7,974 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 565 | 1:43,142 | 5,410 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,488 | 1:33,749 | 4,038 |
Beaman (80) may also be a first name.
Beaman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Belmont' or 'de Beaumont.' 'Roger de Belmont appears in Domesday as a chief tenant in Gloucestershire and Dorset' (Lower), probably a near kinsman of the Conqueror. 'The Itin. de la Normandie gives five places in that Province called Beaumont' (ibid). Nearer home are parishes or places named Beaumont in Cumberland, Essex, and Leicestershire (ibid). Generally speaking, the surname is of Norman extraction; v. Beaman.
Mathaeus de Bello Monte, Devon, Henry IIl-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Richard de Beamnund, Devon, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Geoffrey de Beumund, Southamptonshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.
William Beumunt, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Godfrey de Beaumund, Northamptonshire, ibid.
Richard de Bello Monte, Devon, ibid.
Willelmus Beumond, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
William de Bellemonte, Prepositor of Bristol, 1240. History and Antiquities of Bristol.
1596. Francis Beaument, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1622. John Beaumond, of Manchester: Wills at Chester.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Beaumont,' which see, compare Rayment for Raymond, Wyman for Wymond, Osman and Osment for Osmond. The spellings of this surname in the Register of the University of Oxford. vol. ii. pt. ii. are Beaman, Beament, Beamont, Beyman, Beymond, &c.
1583. Thomas Hawarde and Agnes Beyman: Marriage Lic. (London).
1614. Richard Beamond and Elizabeth Bannister: ibid.
1748. Married — Thomas Wright and Grace Beamont: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1749. — Richard Daniel and Margaret Beaman: ibid.
Of Norman origin from one or other of the many places of the name in France. In Latin charters de Bello Monte. Roger de Bellemont or Beaumont, brother of Robert, fourth earl of Leicester, was chancellor of William the Lion (Scotichronicon, VI 42). He was consecrated bishop of St. Andrews in 1198, built the castle there, and died in 1202 (Dowden, p. 10—12; Chron. Mai I.). Richard de Bello Monte had a grant of the barony of Crail in Fife from Alexander II (charter cited in Bain, II, p. 450). His descendant Isabella de Beaumont, Lady of Vescy, received a grant from Edward I to hold a market on her manor of Karel, 1294, and in 1296 she rendered homage (ibid., 704,863). Alexander Bevmonde witnessed a charter by the earl of Huntlie, 1367 (Aboyne, p. 31). The surname is not common.
(English) Bee-keeper. [Old English beó + mann]
(English) One who kept bees.
Roger de Belmont appears in Domesd. as a chief tenant in cos. Dorset and Gloucester. According to Sir H. Ellis, he was a near kinsman of the Conqueror, being a lineal descendant of that king's great grandfather. Some trace the noble English families from the Viscounts Beaumont of Normandy, and others from the blood-royal of France. The Itin. de la Normandie gives five places in that province called Beaumont, i. e., ' the fair or beautiful hill,' and there are English parishes, &c., so called in cos. Cumberland, Essex, and Leicester. In charters the name is written De Bello Monte.
(Northen French) De Beaumont; a city in France, on the river Sarte, in the province of Mayne; the fair mount. De Bello Monte.
The Beaumonts belong to an ancient and once powerful Yorkshire family. Major Beaumont was lieutenant - governor of Sheffield Castle in 1643 (H. H.). The name is also established in Suffolk.
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Beaman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beaman Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beaman is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Beaman click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beaman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,557th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 702,143 people. The surname Beaman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Beaman live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Beaman is also the 1,075,395th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 80 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,152 people, or 1 in 44,463. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 11 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Beaman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beaman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 443 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beaman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Beaman last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Beaman surname are 15.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.72% registered with the political party.
The amount Beaman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $42,828 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $53,078 CAD per year.
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