Beauvoir Surname
Approximately 5,414 people bear this surname
Beauvoir Surname Definition:
BEAUVOIR, DE BEAUVOIR: Derived from a follower of the Conqueror, called Beauvois, who by some genealogists is made father of the Sir Bevis of Hamptoun, of medieval romance (which, however, represents him as a pre-Norman). The family afterwards settled in Guernsey, then in cos.
Read More About This SurnameBeauvoir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 4,352 | 1:2,455 | 358 |
| France | 675 | 1:98,404 | 14,395 |
| United States | 285 | 1:1,271,786 | 89,511 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Beauvoir (140) may also be a first name.
Beauvoir Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
BEAUVOIR, DE BEAUVOIR: Derived from a follower of the Conqueror, called Beauvois, who by some genealogists is made father of the Sir Bevis of Hamptoun, of medieval romance (which, however, represents him as a pre-Norman). The family afterwards settled in Guernsey, then in cos. Suffolk and Middlesex. The De Beavoirs of Berks, the De Beauvoirs of Ireland, and the various families of Beaver, Beever, Bevor, &c., claim descent from a common stock. See Life of Capt. P. Beaver, R.N., by Admiral Smyth.
Beauvoir Demographics
Average Beauvoir Salary in
United States
$40,445 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Beauvoir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beauvoir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beauvoir occurs most in Haiti. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Beauvoir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 88,694th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,346,056 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Beauvoir live; 81 percent live in Caribbean and 81 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Beauvoir is also the 781,395th most commonly used forename throughout the world. It is borne by 140 people.
The surname Beauvoir is most frequent in Haiti, where it is borne by 4,352 people, or 1 in 2,455. In Haiti it is most common in: Ouest, where 48 percent live, Sud, where 32 percent live and Artibonite, where 16 percent live. Not including Haiti this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in France, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Beauvoir Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Beauvoir surname are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Beauvoir earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.27% less than the national average, earning $40,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.51% less than the national average, earning $35,021 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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