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Where Does The Last Name Beau Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Beau is found most frequently in France. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beau? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Beau is the 56,857^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 817,631 people. The surname Beau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Beau reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 28,830^th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 28,750 people.

The surname Beau is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 7,149 people, or 1 in 9,291. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 27 percent live, Île-de-France, where 20 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 14 percent live. Beside France it is found in 62 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and Egypt, where 4 percent live.

Beau Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Beau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beau last name rose 295 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 2 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beau Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Beau surname are 23.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.11% registered with the political party.

The amount Beau earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 260.66% more than the national average, earning R 857,064 per year; in United States they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning $41,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.84% less than the national average, earning $40,822 CAD per year.