Beauvoir Surname

88,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,414 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

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.

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Beauvoir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti4,3521:2,455358
France6751:98,40414,395
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beauvir93168/
Beavoir932/
Beavor86114/
Byeavor8012/
Behavir801/
Beavair800/
Byeahvor758/
Byehavor751/
Behavour751/
Beaver7134,951/
Beavar712/
Biuvier671/

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