Beeby Surname
Approximately 3,427 people bear this surname
Beeby 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.
Read More About This SurnameBeeby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,830 | 1:30,447 | 4,082 |
| United States | 482 | 1:751,989 | 58,734 |
| Australia | 330 | 1:81,805 | 9,494 |
| South Africa | 298 | 1:181,804 | 19,921 |
| New Zealand | 156 | 1:29,028 | 5,072 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| Scotland | 57 | 1:93,927 | 6,548 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Wales | 32 | 1:96,704 | 7,743 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,006 | 1:24,230 | 3,359 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 166 | 1:302,522 | 23,980 |
Beeby (83) may also be a first name.
Beeby 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.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Beeby = the BEE- Farm or Apiary. [Old Norse by (Danish & Swedish bi), a bee + by-r, a farm, dwelling]—unless the first element is from a pers. name.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Beeby = the BEE- Farm or Apiary. —unless the first element is from a pers. name.
(English) Dweller at the bee arm or apiary.
A parish in co. Leicester.
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.
Beeby Demographics
Average Beeby Salary in
United States
$44,531 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Beeby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beeby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Beeby is most common in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Beeby? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 131,830th most frequently used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,126,509 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Beeby reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 83 people.
It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,830 people, or 1 in 30,447. In England Beeby is most common in: Northamptonshire, where 13 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 9 percent live and Leicestershire, where 9 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Beeby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Beeby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Beeby last name expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 290 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 633 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Beeby Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Beeby surname are 8.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.34% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Beeby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.95% more than the national average, earning R 539,328 per year; in United States they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $44,531 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.57% more than the national average, earning $54,440 CAD per year.
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Beeby Reference & Research
BEEBE 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.
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Footnotes
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