Beech Surname
Approximately 19,546 people bear this surname
Beech Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the beech-tree'; compare Ash, Oak, Birch, &c.
Eufemia de la Beche, Norfolk, 35 Edward III: History of Norfolk.
Thomas atte Beche, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameBeech Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9,372 | 1:5,945 | 851 |
| United States | 5,315 | 1:68,195 | 7,931 |
| Australia | 1,733 | 1:15,577 | 2,206 |
| Canada | 919 | 1:40,093 | 5,006 |
| Wales | 482 | 1:6,420 | 710 |
| New Zealand | 427 | 1:10,605 | 1,845 |
| South Africa | 374 | 1:144,860 | 16,543 |
| Jamaica | 214 | 1:13,411 | 1,335 |
| Scotland | 149 | 1:35,932 | 3,496 |
| Israel | 124 | 1:69,013 | 8,556 |
| Philippines | 67 | 1:1,511,018 | 105,084 |
| Northern Ireland | 50 | 1:36,901 | 3,535 |
| Panama | 47 | 1:83,240 | 3,379 |
| Isle of Man | 39 | 1:2,201 | 425 |
| France | 25 | 1:2,656,909 | 193,074 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,333 | 1:5,626 | 853 |
| Wales | 85 | 1:18,452 | 1,079 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:106,949 | 5,179 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,072 | 1:46,846 | 5,379 |
Beech (117) may also be a first name.
Beech Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the beech-tree'; compare Ash, Oak, Birch, &c.
Eufemia de la Beche, Norfolk, 35 Edward III: History of Norfolk.
Thomas atte Beche, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Jacob de la Beche. Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Matilda de la Beche, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William de la Beche, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1623. Baptised — Rebecca, d. Roger Beech: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1718. Married — Thomas Beech and Rebecca Home: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(English) Dweller by a Beech-Tree. [Middle English beche, Old English béce] Eufemia de la Beche.—Cal. Inq. P.M. Cp. Beach.
(English) Dweller at, or near: a beech tree.
From residence near a tree of this species. Atte-Beche. Also a place in co. Stafford. See, however, Beke.
A location name in Staffordshire.
User-submitted Reference
(Anglo-Saxon) This surname comes from boc, meaning 'beech' or 'beach', sometimes used as an element of a place name, e.g. Buxton in Derbyshire, Buxhall in Suffolk, Buxted in Sussex. Or a variant of Buck, meaning 'deer'.
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Average Male Beech Height
177.26 cm
Average Female Beech Height
161.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Beech Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beech Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beech is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Beech? popularity and diffusion
The surname Beech is the 27,500th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 372,841 people. The surname Beech is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Beech live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 864,112th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 117 people.
The last name Beech is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 9,372 people, or 1 in 5,945. In England it is mostly found in: Staffordshire, where 13 percent reside, West Midlands, where 10 percent reside and Cheshire, where 7 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 68 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.
Beech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Beech has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Beech last name increased 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 426 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Beech Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Beech last name is principally Anglican (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Beech last name are 10.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.85% registered with the political party.
The amount Beech earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.27% less than the national average, earning 320,924 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 133.85% more than the national average, earning R 555,720 per year; in United States they earn 0.84% more than the national average, earning $43,513 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.26% more than the national average, earning $53,786 CAD per year.
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