Beams Surname

166,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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.

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Beams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9301:187,80318,657
Australia2961:91,20210,456
England1991:279,99021,818
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Wales141:221,03813,576
Scotland61:892,30328,047
India51:153,413,076951,030
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
France21:33,211,361423,184
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2831:86,1329,055
Wales331:47,5282,451
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4001:125,54712,138

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Pl. or genit. of Beam, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beyams918/
Bams89765/
Bems89108/
Beans802,567/
Beims80641/
Beems80380/
Baums80216/
Weams80102/
Baams8076/
Bemsz8062/
Bahms8049/
Baems8043/
Byams8027/
Bhams8015/
Biams8012/
Baims809/
Bamsh809/
Bemse803/
Biems803/
Boems803/
Bamse802/
Bam's802/
Behms802/
Bamst802/
Bem's801/
Beoms800/
Besems73291/
Bamsch73140/
Weeams7386/
Betems7385/
Biyams7373/
Bemsch7337/
Beanse739/
Bayams735/
Bhamse734/
Bheems733/
Beyans732/
Batims731/
Biamse731/
Bajams731/
Bejmst731/
Vejams731/
Behans731/
Bacims731/
Boyems731/
Wheams730/
Behems730/
Weamss730/
Baumns730/
Bans672,683/
Bessems671,187/
Wams67406/
Bettems6792/
Beesems6787/
Bims6783/
Beatens6766/
Wems6721/
Vams6716/
Bemś6713/
Battems6711/
Bemš677/
Bamz675/
Vems673/
Bañs672/
Bjms671/
Uams671/
Bahamsh671/
Bēms671/
Byms671/
Beansse671/
Batimse671/
Bamsova671/
Bemz671/
Beuhans670/
Boutems670/

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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.

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