Beckman Surname
Approximately 27,470 people bear this surname
Beckman Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Beckmann'
(German). For an English example, v. Bickman.
1667. Married — John Becman and Susanna Wright: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Beckman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,577 | 1:16,798 | 2,127 |
| Brazil | 1,506 | 1:142,148 | 5,432 |
| Sweden | 1,486 | 1:6,626 | 605 |
| Australia | 751 | 1:35,946 | 4,729 |
| Canada | 625 | 1:58,953 | 6,943 |
| Israel | 422 | 1:20,279 | 3,020 |
| England | 253 | 1:220,229 | 18,622 |
| Netherlands | 193 | 1:87,498 | 14,492 |
| Argentina | 127 | 1:336,562 | 26,540 |
| New Zealand | 86 | 1:52,655 | 8,408 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Indonesia | 46 | 1:2,874,982 | 163,265 |
| Finland | 45 | 1:122,149 | 11,804 |
| Denmark | 39 | 1:144,736 | 12,759 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Norway | 37 | 1:138,981 | 17,684 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 58 | 1:420,265 | 24,785 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,231 | 1:15,543 | 1,990 |
The alternate forms: Béckman (1) are calculated separately.
Beckman (127) may also be a first name.
Beckman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Beckmann'
(German). For an English example, v. Bickman.
1667. Married — John Becman and Susanna Wright: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English, German) Dweller at a brook; one who made bread.
(from an acronym/abbreviation) or (from an ancestor's occupation) As a non-Jewish name, Beckman means “baker” and a small number of Jews who were bakers adopted it. However, in most cases, as a Jewish name, it is an acronym for bene kedoshim (Beck) plus the elaborated -mann.
Beck, a stream, and man. See termination Man.
A dweller by a brook or stream, or on a bec, or neck of land.
Beckman Demographics
Average Male Beckman Height
177.24 cm
Average Female Beckman Height
163.11 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Beckman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beckman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beckman (Arabic: بكمان) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Béckman. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Beckman? popularity and diffusion
The surname Beckman is the 19,908th most widely held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 265,291 people. The last name Beckman occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Beckman are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Beckman is also the 825,494th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 127 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 21,577 people, or 1 in 16,798. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 7 percent are found and Minnesota, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 58 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and Sweden, where 5 percent are found.
Beckman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Beckman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 668 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 436 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beckman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Beckman last name are 17.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.87% registered with the party.
The amount Beckman earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 294.26% more than the national average, earning 1,364,440 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.2% more than the national average, earning R 342,672 per year; in United States they earn 7.94% more than the national average, earning $46,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $48,326 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Beckman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beckman in the Arabic language | ||
| بكمان | bkman | - |
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Beckman Reference & Research
Beckman DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Beckman 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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