Beavers Surname

24,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Beavers Surname Definition:

Beaver’s (Son): v. Beaver.

Beavers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21,4961:16,8622,133
England5981:93,1749,986
Canada1211:304,50928,133
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Australia381:710,41347,396
Jamaica341:84,4103,809
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Wales141:221,03813,576
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
France41:16,605,680368,153
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1971:123,73311,673
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6291:19,1022,427

Beavers (31) may also be a first name.

Beavers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Beaver’s (Son): v. Beaver.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the beaver; one who came from Beauvoir (fair view), in western France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Beavers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beavers is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beavers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 24,112th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 324,786 people. Beavers occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Beavers live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 31 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 21,496 people, or 1 in 16,862. In The United States Beavers is mostly found in: Georgia, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Beavers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beavers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 818 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 304 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beavers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Beavers last name are 14.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.68% registered with the party.

The amount Beavers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.72% less than the national average, earning R 22,056 per year; in United States they earn 9.08% less than the national average, earning $39,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.68% less than the national average, earning $48,351 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beeavers931/
Beaveers931/
Bevers924,541/
Bavers9256/
Beavrs920/
Beevers863,048/
Weavers862,001/
Boevers86430/
Beivers8682/
Beavors8638/
Beverst8624/
Beyvers8620/
Beuvers867/
Beabers867/
Bauvers863/
Veavers862/
Bievers861/
Beovers860/
Baviers860/
Beavirs860/
Wevers774,141/
Babers771,565/
Vevers77822/
Bebers77383/
Bewers77275/
Bevars7792/
Vavers7746/
Wavers7737/
Bawers7711/
Bivers776/
Bavars771/
Bevirs771/
Bevors771/
Beebrs771/
Uevers770/
Veevers71805/
Veivers71596/
Weevers71334/
Whavers7191/
Biewers7181/
Beevors7176/
Beibers7142/
Vievers7138/
Beebers7128/
Biebers7127/
Boebers7118/
Wievers7117/
Bäverås7116/
Bewerse7114/
Weivers719/
Bauwers718/
Bebeers717/
Waevers712/
Boivers712/
Weverst711/
Bouvers711/
Beverce711/
Baybers711/
Bauvars711/
Weawers711/
Boewers711/
Baibers711/
Waverst711/
Bampers710/
Bebrs67122/
Babrs679/
Boiverst674/
Bouviers672/
Bawrs670/

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Beavers Reference & Research

Beaver(s) - Biwer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Beavers
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