Beauvais Surname

31,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,727 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Haiti

Beauvais Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beauvais,' in France. (2) Bapt. a modification of Beavins or Bevins, which see, compare Purkiss for Perkins. Simon de Beauveys, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Read More About This Surname

Beauvais Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7,3121:9,084828
United States3,4811:104,12511,462
Canada3,2671:11,2781,688
Haiti2,1021:5,083627
Argentina2591:165,03213,888
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
Chile391:451,70411,842
England341:1,638,76668,634
Brazil331:6,487,101155,169
Germany301:2,683,515132,064
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Beauvais (206) may also be a first name.

Beauvais Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beauvais,' in France. (2) Bapt. a modification of Beavins or Bevins, which see, compare Purkiss for Perkins. Simon de Beauveys, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Philip de Beauveys, London, ibid.

1557-8. Edward Beavys and Elizabeth Comes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1601. John Grantham and Jone Bevys: ibid.

1606. Peter Bevis, Devon: Register of the University of Oxford.

1614. Charles Beavis, ibid.

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

(French.) De Beauvais. From a town in France of that name, signifying the sightly or beautiful place.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Beauvais Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Beauvais Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Beauvais (Arabic: رويسي) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beauvais? popularity and diffusion

The surname Beauvais is the 31,889th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 435,676 people. The last name Beauvais is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Beauvais are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 43 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 630,600th most prevalent first name globally, held by 206 people.

Beauvais is most widespread in France, where it is held by 7,312 people, or 1 in 9,084. In France Beauvais is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 20 percent live, Centre-Val de Loire, where 18 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 13 percent live. Aside from France this surname occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.

Beauvais Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beauvais has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Beauvais last name grew 2,541 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 148 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Beauvais Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Beauvais are 6.35% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Beauvais earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 107.74% more than the national average, earning R 493,680 per year; in United States they earn 3.7% more than the national average, earning $44,747 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.07% less than the national average, earning $43,190 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beeauvais940/
Beauvis9339/
Beavais939/
Beauvois883,865/
Beeuvais881/
Beavis864,353/
Beavas861/
Beavois803/
Beeavis802/
Beaveas801/
Beaviss800/
Beyyavas7538/
Beaves71183/
Biauas711/
Biuvis711/
Biavas711/
Beauvez6728/
Bijavas675/
Behaves671/
Bihavas671/
Beavees671/
Bijuvies631/
Biawas57743/
Biabas5769/
Viavas572/
Vyavas571/
Biaswas5345/
Bjuveus5320/
Biawash539/
Vijavas534/
Biaswis531/
Bujouves5072/
Behavetz508/

Beauvais Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beauvais in the Arabic language
رويسيrwysy-

Search for Another Surname

Beauvais Reference & Research

Beauvais DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Beauvais 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

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Beauvais
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis