Beebe Surname

24,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Beebe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beeby,' a village six miles from Leicester; v. Bibby. 1678. Thomas Beeby and Hannah King: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1744. Married — James Beeby and Mary Dorman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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Beebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,3231:17,8352,260
Canada8261:44,6075,496
England3261:170,91415,706
Australia1281:210,90420,401
South Africa691:785,18453,751
India561:13,697,596234,369
Nigeria541:3,280,42199,135
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Guam81:20,0153,029
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
China51:273,464,31313,838
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:193,45515,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2451:9,5751,223

Beebe (700) may also be a first name.

Beebe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beeby,' a village six miles from Leicester; v. Bibby. 1678. Thomas Beeby and Hannah King: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1744. Married — James Beeby and Mary Dorman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1760. — James Beeby and Mary Dennis: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Beeby = the BEE- Farm or Apiary. —unless the first element is from a pers. name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the bee arm or apiary.

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

A parish in co. Leicester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Beebys originally took their name from a Leicestershire parish. In the reign of Henry III., Hugh de Beby was rector of Willoughby Waterless, and William de Beby was rector of Claybrook (N.). Between the reigns of Edward III. and Henry V., four mayors of Leicester bore the name of Bebye, or Beebye, or De Beby (T.). William Beeby was a Gaddesby freeholder in the time of Charles I.; Richard Beeby and Elizabeth Hubbert were married in Belgrave church in the reign of Charles II.; in the middle of last century Francis Beeby was a proprietor of land in Fleckney and a family of the name then lived at Shenton (N.). The name is still in the city of Leicester.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Beebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beebe (Russian: Беебе) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beebe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Beebe is the 24,624th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 332,219 people. Beebe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Beebe live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Beebe is also the 312,341st most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 700 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 20,323 people, or 1 in 17,835. In The United States Beebe is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent reside, Michigan, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Beebe exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Beebe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Beebe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Beebe last name increased 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 259 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Beebe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Beebe surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Beebe last name are 16.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Beebe earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.26% more than the national average, earning R 283,416 per year; in United States they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning $44,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.65% less than the national average, earning $46,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beebee911,101/
Beeber91349/
Beebie9194/
Beyebe9112/
Beebhe914/
Beebey910/
Beebes910/
Bebe8920,207/
Beyebie832/
Behebet832/
Bheebee831/
Beebeer831/
Beheber831/
Boyeebe831/
Beebeeh831/
Beebeyt830/
Beebi804,840/
Beber804,293/
Beeby803,427/
Bhebe802,656/
Beibe801,735/
Bebey801,482/
Beeve80906/
Bebes80431/
Bewee80312/
Bebej80270/
Bebet80267/
Beybe80195/
Buebe80144/
Beube80140/
Hbebe80122/
Biebe80112/
Beïbe80111/
Bebea80107/
Bebei8098/
Bebeh8096/
Bebed8076/
Beeba8075/
Bebeu8065/
Beabe8041/
Weebe8028/
Bevee8027/
Boebe8012/
Beeue8012/
Bebep8010/
Baebe8010/
Bebeć8010/
Bebez805/
Veebe802/
Betbe802/
Besbe801/
Beewe801/
Bebeç801/
H'Beiebe775/
Bheebhee772/
Bhebhe7319,921/
Beever732,737/
Besbes732,450/
Beaber73633/
Beiber73225/
Biyebe73171/
Bouebe73128/
Beibei73113/
Veeber73105/
Biebie7393/
Bebech7386/
Beyabe7381/
Beevee7367/
Beabes7359/
Beubeu7344/
Beeves7343/
Betbet7342/
Bebesh7341/
Beabey7332/
Beybey7325/
Bebeit7318/
Besbez7314/
Beibeh7313/
Beebhi7313/
Bheebi7312/
Bhaebe7311/
Beebai7311/
Bejbej7311/
Beevie739/
Hbeibe739/
Hbeybe739/
Buyebe736/
Beabea735/
Behbeh735/
Bujebe735/
Beesby734/
Boyebe734/
Hbeeba734/
Beve'e733/
Bebeid732/
Bhebeh732/
Weebie732/
Bhoebe732/
Beuber732/
Bebett732/
Beibet732/
Besber732/
Betbez732/
Beyeba732/
Beyibe732/
Biebeh732/
Beibes732/
Bowebe731/
Behabe731/
Beiube731/
Beabei731/
Beatbe731/
Bebeiz731/
Bebeyt731/
Beebay731/
Beevey731/
Bheeba731/
Biebea731/
Biebey731/
Beyber731/
Baebie731/
Bebbeh731/
Bewhee731/
Beabed731/
Veebee731/
Npeebe731/
Beitbe731/
Beibey731/
Beevei731/
Behebi731/
Beuvee731/
Bijebe731/
Bajebe731/
Bebeis731/
Bebeït731/
Bayebe731/
Beyeve731/
Byebei731/
Beebaa731/
Beabet731/
Beebha731/
Weebey730/
Beuwee730/
Beveer730/
Bebi6717,623/
Beba676,872/
Webe672,757/
Beby671,624/
Uebe671,156/
Bewe67595/
Beve67362/
Bebé6759/
Besbess6754/
Bebeitt6745/
Besbeas6727/
Bebê6718/
Vebe6716/
Hbeebha6712/
Bebeïtt679/
Beibehi678/
Bebeije676/
Beebhai676/
Bajeebi675/
Beejbai675/
Bouyebe675/
Bheebhi674/
Bebj674/
Beisber673/
Bhoyebe673/
Bebeher673/
H'Beibe672/
Hbeyibe671/
Behabea671/
Beibett671/
Beavees671/
Bebeyje671/
Beebipp671/
Beejabi671/
Beeviej671/
Beevije671/
Bajeeba671/
Bheebai671/
Bhaebhe671/
Wheeber671/
Beweahe671/
Besbeds671/
Baieeba671/
Biebieh671/
Behbeuh671/
Bouebea671/
Beshbez671/
Beybesh671/
Baieber671/
Bebesch671/
Bebetch671/
Bayebes671/
Bayebie671/
Beethue671/
Beehuer670/
Beanpee670/

Beebe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beebe in the Russian language
Беебеbeebe-

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Beebe Reference & Research

BEEBE DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Beede DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

BEEBE FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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