Beater Surname
Approximately 183 people bear this surname
Beater Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the beater,' a wool-beater, a fuller. 'To full cloth is to felt the wool together: this is done by severe beating and pounding'; v. Full (3), (Skeat).'Jacobus, the son of Joseph, was throwe there the Frenchthe pinacle of the temple, and after smet with a fuller's bat' (Capgrave's Chronicles, under date 30 A.
Read More About This SurnameBeater Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| United States | 31 | 1:11,692,224 | 454,091 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 12 | 1:369,156 | 13,616 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 59 | 1:413,142 | 24,536 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Beater (442) may also be a first name.
Beater Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the beater,' a wool-beater, a fuller. 'To full cloth is to felt the wool together: this is done by severe beating and pounding'; v. Full (3), (Skeat).'Jacobus, the son of Joseph, was throwe there the Frenchthe pinacle of the temple, and after smet with a fuller's bat' (Capgrave's Chronicles, under date 30 A.D.; v. Woolbeater). 'A beter, verbtrator, boatlalor' 1483 (Cath. Angl).
Hugh de Ferlington, batur, 28 Edward I: Freemen of York.
John le Betere, Wiltshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.
William le Betere, Close Rolls 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John Batour, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1777. Married — James Baughan and Ann Beater: St. George, Hanover Square.
Beater: woollen-beater, engaged on one of the processes in the manufacture of cloth.
Beater Demographics
Average Beater Salary in
United States
$52,662 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Beater Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beater Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beater occurs in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Beater? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,257,535th most frequent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Beater live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Beater is also the 407,699th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 442 people.
It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa it is most common in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 58 percent reside and Gauteng, where 42 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Beater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Beater has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Beater last name contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Beater Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Baptist (58%) in Ireland.
The amount Beater earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.92% less than the national average, earning R 206,940 per year and in United States they earn 22.05% more than the national average, earning $52,662 USD per year.
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