Beams Surname
Approximately 2,607 people bear this surname
Beams Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the beam,' from residence by a prominent tree; beam, wood: Old English a tree; compare Nutbeam.
Osbarn Atebeame, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert atte Byrne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameBeams Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,930 | 1:187,803 | 18,657 |
| Australia | 296 | 1:91,202 | 10,456 |
| England | 199 | 1:279,990 | 21,818 |
| New Zealand | 90 | 1:50,315 | 8,125 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 283 | 1:86,132 | 9,055 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:47,528 | 2,451 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 400 | 1:125,547 | 12,138 |
Beams (10) may also be a first name.
Beams Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the beam,' from residence by a prominent tree; beam, wood: Old English a tree; compare Nutbeam.
Osbarn Atebeame, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert atte Byrne, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1750. Married — Aaron Hargrave and Elizabeth Beams: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Pl. or genit. of Beam, q.v.
Beams Demographics
Average Beams Salary in
United States
$42,146 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Beams Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beams Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beams is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Beams click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beams? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 166,053rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,795,376 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Beams are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Beams is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 10 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,930 people, or 1 in 187,803. In The United States Beams is most frequent in: Alabama, where 11 percent live, Kentucky, where 11 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Beams occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Beams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beams last name expanded 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beams Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Beams surname are 26.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.36% being registered with the political party.
The amount Beams earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 14% more than the national average, earning R 270,900 per year; in United States they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $42,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% less than the national average, earning $48,199 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyams | 91 | 8 | / |
| Bams | 89 | 765 | / |
| Bems | 89 | 108 | / |
| Beans | 80 | 2,567 | / |
| Beims | 80 | 641 | / |
| Beems | 80 | 380 | / |
| Baums | 80 | 216 | / |
| Weams | 80 | 102 | / |
| Baams | 80 | 76 | / |
| Bemsz | 80 | 62 | / |
| Bahms | 80 | 49 | / |
| Baems | 80 | 43 | / |
| Byams | 80 | 27 | / |
| Bhams | 80 | 15 | / |
| Biams | 80 | 12 | / |
| Baims | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bamsh | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bemse | 80 | 3 | / |
| Biems | 80 | 3 | / |
| Boems | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bamse | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bam's | 80 | 2 | / |
| Behms | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bamst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bem's | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beoms | 80 | 0 | / |
| Besems | 73 | 291 | / |
| Bamsch | 73 | 140 | / |
| Weeams | 73 | 86 | / |
| Betems | 73 | 85 | / |
| Biyams | 73 | 73 | / |
| Bemsch | 73 | 37 | / |
| Beanse | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bayams | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bhamse | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bheems | 73 | 3 | / |
| Beyans | 73 | 2 | / |
| Batims | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biamse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bajams | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bejmst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vejams | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behans | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bacims | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boyems | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wheams | 73 | 0 | / |
| Behems | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weamss | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baumns | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bans | 67 | 2,683 | / |
| Bessems | 67 | 1,187 | / |
| Wams | 67 | 406 | / |
| Bettems | 67 | 92 | / |
| Beesems | 67 | 87 | / |
| Bims | 67 | 83 | / |
| Beatens | 67 | 66 | / |
| Wems | 67 | 21 | / |
| Vams | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bemś | 67 | 13 | / |
| Battems | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bemš | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bamz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Vems | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bañs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bjms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uams | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahamsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bēms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byms | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beansse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batimse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamsova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bemz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beuhans | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boutems | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
Beams Reference & Research
Beams FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Bemis FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Beams
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis