Beaver Surname
Approximately 34,951 people bear this surname
Beaver Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Beauver,' spelt in general history 'de Beauvoir.' The Prior of Beauver is frequently alluded to in early registers.
(Prior) de Beuver (Nottinghamshire), or Beauver (Leicestershire), 1273.
Read More About This SurnameBeaver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 29,211 | 1:12,408 | 1,541 |
| England | 1,991 | 1:27,985 | 3,787 |
| Australia | 1,667 | 1:16,194 | 2,291 |
| Canada | 1,391 | 1:26,489 | 3,540 |
| New Zealand | 258 | 1:17,552 | 3,085 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Thailand | 56 | 1:1,261,399 | 181,528 |
| Ireland | 45 | 1:104,643 | 5,503 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| Jamaica | 29 | 1:98,964 | 4,125 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,310 | 1:18,607 | 2,677 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:98,026 | 4,293 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,870 | 1:10,312 | 1,342 |
Beaver (405) may also be a first name.
Beaver Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Beauver,' spelt in general history 'de Beauvoir.' The Prior of Beauver is frequently alluded to in early registers.
(Prior) de Beuver (Nottinghamshire), or Beauver (Leicestershire), 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Beauver, Yorkshire, ibid.
Thurstan de Beauver, Yorkshire, ibid.
John de Beauver, Yorkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1751. Baptised — Bois, s. Osmond Beauvoir: Canterbury Cath.
(a) Nick. 'the beaver,' a sobriquet from the animal so called.
Adam Bever, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Bever. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.
John le Bevere. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.
1675. Edward Beaver and Elinor Jefferies: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1729. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. William Bever: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
(English) a nickname from the Beaver.
[Middle English bever(e, Old English beofor] John le Bever.—Cal. Rot. Orig.
(French-Latin) belonging to Beauvoir = Fair View. [French beau, bel, Latin bell-us, fair + a derivative of O. French veëir, Latin videre, to see]
(English) Dweller at the sign of the beaver; one who came from Beauvoir (fair view), in western France.
Beaver: is not from the beast, but from Beauvoir.
Beaver Demographics
Average Beaver Salary in
United States
$40,208 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Beaver Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beaver Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beaver (Arabic: بيفر) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beaver? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 15,954th most widely held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 208,508 people. Beaver is mostly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Beaver reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 428,575th most widespread given name on earth, borne by 405 people.
This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 29,211 people, or 1 in 12,408. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 11 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Beaver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beaver has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 450 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beaver Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (90%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Beaver surname are 19.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.39% registered with the political party.
The amount Beaver earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.68% less than the national average, earning R 181,356 per year; in United States they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning $40,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $46,687 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Beaver Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver in the Arabic language | ||
| بيفر | byfr | - |
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Beaver Reference & Research
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