Bean Surname
Approximately 67,635 people bear this surname
Bean Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Benedict,' from the nick. Ben, diminutive Bennett.
Maurice de la Bene, Salop, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Ediva Bene, Kent, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameBean Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50,743 | 1:7,143 | 843 |
| England | 6,496 | 1:8,577 | 1,252 |
| Australia | 2,427 | 1:11,123 | 1,644 |
| Canada | 1,898 | 1:19,413 | 2,709 |
| Ivory Coast | 817 | 1:28,239 | 1,959 |
| South Africa | 795 | 1:68,148 | 8,537 |
| Cambodia | 541 | 1:28,627 | 1,489 |
| Bermuda | 513 | 1:127 | 7 |
| New Zealand | 402 | 1:11,264 | 1,965 |
| Scotland | 232 | 1:23,077 | 2,591 |
| Italy | 224 | 1:273,021 | 35,625 |
| Indonesia | 223 | 1:593,046 | 47,213 |
| Wales | 210 | 1:14,736 | 1,610 |
| Iran | 206 | 1:372,731 | 24,433 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| France | 126 | 1:527,164 | 72,630 |
| Argentina | 118 | 1:362,232 | 28,200 |
| Ireland | 109 | 1:43,201 | 3,310 |
| Suriname | 109 | 1:5,070 | 1,155 |
| Liberia | 102 | 1:43,221 | 3,943 |
| Philippines | 98 | 1:1,033,043 | 87,420 |
| Jamaica | 81 | 1:35,431 | 2,435 |
| Brazil | 68 | 1:3,148,152 | 91,004 |
| Spain | 64 | 1:730,501 | 31,369 |
| Netherlands | 60 | 1:281,453 | 34,544 |
| Singapore | 60 | 1:91,795 | 3,674 |
| China | 59 | 1:23,174,942 | 1,270 |
| Germany | 56 | 1:1,437,597 | 88,094 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Colombia | 29 | 1:1,647,382 | 11,290 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| Vietnam | 22 | 1:4,211,184 | 2,363 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Northern Ireland | 20 | 1:92,252 | 5,957 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| Hong Kong | 15 | 1:489,032 | 3,321 |
| Honduras | 14 | 1:629,746 | 3,754 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Namibia | 7 | 1:344,200 | 10,409 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:21,456 | 3,601 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 42 | 1:105,473 | 6,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,690 | 1:6,606 | 1,022 |
| Scotland | 176 | 1:21,268 | 2,069 |
| Guernsey | 12 | 1:2,721 | 462 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,627 | 1:3,977 | 486 |
The alternate forms: Béan (1), Beàn (1), Beán (1) & Beañ (1) are calculated separately.
Bean (7,495) may also be a first name.
Bean Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (a) Bapt. 'the son of Benedict,' from the nick. Ben, diminutive Bennett.
Maurice de la Bene, Salop, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Ediva Bene, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Johannes Bene, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Bene, 1379: ibid.
Onthesatne page as the preceding, in the same village, occurs Willelmus Benne. If the same, the origin is simple.
Willelmus Bene, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas Been, 1379: ibid.
1656. Married — Isack Beanne and Rebecke Jenner: St. Mary Aldermary.
Gaelic Beathan, a diminutive of betha or beatha 'life.' See Macbean. Bean or Beyn, the name of a saint in the Breviary of Aberdeen (the legendary bishop of Mortlach) is a Scottish form of Beoan, a saint of British origin. In the Life of S. Cadroe his name is written alternately Beoanus (Watson I, p. 311). There was another Bean (Latinized Beanus), 'magister de Dunblane,' c. 1210 (Cambus., 122), and another Beanus was rector of the church of S. Marie of Arnane (Arran), 1357 (RMS., I, 182). A remission was granted to Ferchard Bean in 1428 (Rose, p. 126). Adam Bene was witness in Dumfries in 1450 (Laing, 129), John Beane is in Minnythill, parish of Dennie, 1675 (Stirling), Thomas Been at Miln of Bombie, 1722 (Kirkcudbright), and Robert Bean appears in Grayfaulds of Kirkbuddo, 1779 (Brechin). The name is found in Edinburgh in seventeenth century as Bean, Beane, and Beaine (Edinb. Marr.). (2) The name of Bean, dean of Lismore, afterwards bishop of Arngyll or Lismore (1397—1411) is probably to be identified with Benedictus Johannis of the diocese of Arngyll, the name a misunderstanding of Bene dictus Johannis = Bene called Mac Ian (Dowden, p. 384).
Variant of Ben, q.v.
(1) Nickname for Benjamin in Scots. (2) “Pleasant” in Old French (Bene). (3) “Little Life” in Gaelic (Beathan).
(English, Scottish) Descendant of Ben, a pet form of Benjamin (son of my right hand), or of Benedict (blessed); the light-complexioned man.
A Scotch abbreviation of Benjamin.
Lower says Bean, Beane are Scotch abbreviations of Benjamin. I should have otherwise derived it from Gael, beag, little, young; W. bechan; Corn, bighan, wigan.
From the Dutch, Biene; a personal name.
Bean Demographics
Average Male Bean Height
176.71 cm
Average Female Bean Height
162.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bean Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bean (Marathi: बन) is found most in The United States. It can be found as: Béan, Beàn, Beán or Beañ. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bean? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,424th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 107,748 people. The surname Bean occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Bean are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bean is also the 74,233rd most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 7,495 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 50,743 people, or 1 in 7,143. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Tennessee, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 114 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Bean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bean has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 402 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 5,250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 260 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bean Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States Bean are 11.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.98% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Bean earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 25.84% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,375 per year; in South Africa they earn 118.34% more than the national average, earning R 518,856 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.91% more than the national average, earning $27,222,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $41,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $54,620 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bean Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bean in the Marathi language | ||
| बन | bana | 66.67 |
| बेन | bena | 33.33 |
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