Beament Surname
Approximately 606 people bear this surname
Beament 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 SurnameBeament Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 354 | 1:157,396 | 14,847 |
| Australia | 112 | 1:241,033 | 22,440 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 124 | 1:196,576 | 15,750 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
Beament 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.
For Beaumont, q.v.
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.
Beament Demographics
Average Beament Salary in
United States
$31,110 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Beament Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beament Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beament is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beament? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 532,873rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. Beament occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Beament reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles.
It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 354 people, or 1 in 157,396. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Essex, where 13 percent live and Dorset, where 11 percent live. Outside of England Beament exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.
Beament Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Beament has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Beament last name expanded 285 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 23 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Beament Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Beament earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 27.9% less than the national average, earning $31,110 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.07% more than the national average, earning $58,659 CAD per year.
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