Beer Surname

8,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Beer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bere,' i.e. at the byre, the farmstead, cowshed, or village; v. Words and Places; compare Coneybeare. Common in Devonshire place-names. The same as by in Formby, Rugby, Willoughby, &c.

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Beer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany22,6771:3,550382
United States8,4731:42,7785,245
England6,3911:8,7181,266
Australia4,3191:6,250910
India4,2641:179,89311,007
Switzerland2,8401:2,892364
Austria2,3491:3,625364
Canada1,8231:20,2122,798
South Africa1,5451:35,0664,491
Israel1,1381:7,5201,173
Netherlands1,0201:16,5562,551
Wales7211:4,292469
New Zealand6741:6,7191,127
Poland5701:66,68210,496
Nigeria3621:489,34524,522
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Liberia2971:14,8441,551
Slovakia2921:18,2762,764
Czechia2881:36,9226,066
Thailand2691:262,59644,845
Brazil2641:810,88829,394
France2411:275,61342,384
Belgium2051:56,0819,087
Hungary2051:47,8845,129
Argentina1841:232,30118,973
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Afghanistan1751:183,7323,593
Nicaragua1371:43,9501,351
Scotland1341:39,9543,758
Denmark1021:55,3405,666
Sweden1011:97,4937,084
Spain771:607,16928,212
Mexico611:2,034,85618,943
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Ukraine491:929,03588,842
Norway461:111,78914,873
Romania451:446,17535,142
Panama411:95,4213,699
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Costa Rica331:144,8512,103
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
Croatia271:156,61520,822
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
China191:71,964,2933,948
Cook Islands161:1,136264
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Philippines141:7,231,302192,576
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Iran111:6,980,229145,986
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Swaziland41:324,550996
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tonga41:26,828461
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,5031:5,413826
Wales2721:5,766381
Jersey101:5,188903
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4061:35,7174,235

Beer (18,794) may also be a first name.

Beer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the bere,' i.e. at the byre, the farmstead, cowshed, or village; v. Words and Places; compare Coneybeare. Common in Devonshire place-names. The same as by in Formby, Rugby, Willoughby, &c.; compare such places as Bere Ferrers, Bere Regis, Beer Alston, Beer Hacket, Langabeer, all in Devonshire and Dorset district.

John de Bere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Robert atte Bere, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

William atte Byr, Hertfordshire., Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Lucy de la Bere, Devon: ibid.

Elyas dela Byare, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de la Byare, Devon, ibid.

Reginald de Bere, Devon, ibid.

Richard de la Bere, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Robert de la Bere, Southamptonshire, ibid.

John Bere, or Beere, 1534, rector of Endellion, Cornwall: Register of the University of Oxford.

1614. Married — Favor Beare and Catherine Powell: St. Mary Aldermary.

1713. — Samuel Keymer and Sarah Beer: ibid.

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

Probably local. Baer, Beer, Bere (Old English baer(e), pasture in wooded districts) is common in place names, simple and compound, in the English Midlands. There is also Old English bearu, a wood. William Beir, indweller in the Fischerrawe 1634 (RPC., 2. ser. V, p. 578). Alexander Bier in Edinburgh, 1680 (Edinb. Marr.). Robert Beer in Linlithgow, 1684 (RPC., 3. ser. X, p. 261). John Beer, fanner, Linkbraeheads, d. 1799 (Fordyce, p. 91).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) 1 belonging to Beer = the Grove, Wood. [Old English bearu) Thomas de la Deere.—Cal Inq. P.M. 2 confused with Bear, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Baer and Berman.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) Dweller at, or in, the wood or grove.

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

Two places on the banks of the Tamar, in co. Devon, are called Beer-Alston and Beer-Ferris, while two others in Dorsetshire bear the names of Beer-Hacket and Beer-Regis.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ferguson says Beer is the same as Bear, from Anglo-Saxon bar, a bear, Old Norse bera, Old High German bero, D. beer; but this name is more probably from Beer-Alston or Beer-Ferris (Ferrers) in Devon, or Beer-Hacket or Beer-Regis in Dorset.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From a Dutch-Flemish personal name; or a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Beer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beer (Arabic: بيره, Hindi: बीर, Oriya: ବୀର) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,861st most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 113,968 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Beer are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Beer is also the 39,622nd most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 18,794 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 22,677 people, or 1 in 3,550. In Germany Beer is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 38 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 9 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 132 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Beer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Beer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beer last name grew 603 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 265 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,914 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 195 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Beer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Beer surname is primarily Anglican (75%) in Ireland, Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Maronite (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Beer last name are 14.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Beer earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning 370,424 kr per year; in Peru they earn 20.84% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,425 per year; in South Africa they earn 41.21% more than the national average, earning R 335,568 per year; in Colombia they earn 22.5% more than the national average, earning $27,810,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $47,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% more than the national average, earning $50,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beyer8998,834/
Beier8932,359/
Beere892,496/
Bejer892,352/
Beğer89546/
Beert89249/
Beuer89192/
Bheer8964/
Be'er8919/
Beerh899/
Beerd896/
Beerr895/
Beear892/
Beÿer892/
Beerz891/
Beesr891/
Beejr891/
Bee86292,845/
Ber8617,825/
Bajeer802,688/
Beeior80421/
Begger80393/
Behier80363/
Beehre80195/
Beyert80108/
Beiher80102/
Beiert8074/
Beiere8046/
Bujeer8019/
Beeyar8014/
Boeyer8010/
Beyere8010/
Bheere805/
Bheher804/
Beejar804/
Beyeer803/
Beeyer802/
Beejer802/
Beieer801/
Bieier801/
Biejer801/
Bieyer801/
Beuier801/
Beeard801/
Boyeer801/
Beeyor801/
Bejerd801/
Beherr801/
Boieer801/
Bojeer801/
Bayeer801/
Hbeerh801/
Beuher800/
Boweer800/
Beerth800/
Veer7542,742/
Baer7539,616/
Bere7537,166/
Behr7530,987/
Boer7528,230/
Bear7520,683/
Bert7513,240/
Bier7510,766/
Byer756,166/
Buer753,856/
Bees752,565/
Berz751,894/
Berr751,578/
Beez751,199/
Beet751,169/
Weer751,111/
Bhee75942/
Berh75780/
Berd75778/
Beed75767/
Bher75294/
Beej75211/
Beir75190/
Bejr75150/
Beur75146/
Beyr7560/
Beea7557/
Beep7534/
Beőr7529/
Besr7528/
Bețe7528/
Berp7527/
Beeß7524/
Betr7515/
Bger7514/
Be'e7514/
Hber756/
Beșe755/
Beae754/
Hbee751/
Beey751/
Beee751/
Beerová73484/
Beerova7386/
Beyertt7325/
Beyhier7320/
Baaheer7316/
Boyeere7312/
Bhoweer738/
Beehoer733/
Baheere732/
Beihert731/
Beauuer731/
Beehier731/
Beejore731/
Bhoyeer731/
Biehier731/
Hbeheer731/
Beggier731/
Bojeere731/
Bayheer731/
Baaweer731/
Beherre731/
Beehyar731/
Baheerh731/
Behiere730/
Bereher730/
Beeheer730/
Beehard730/
Bauer67410,946/
Be67172,234/
Boyer67156,080/
Berhe67155,790/
Beard6789,475/
Bayer6787,995/
Bower6746,274/
Baier6745,320/
Bejar6723,277/
Beech6719,546/
Behar6717,275/
Bajer676,869/
Bhere676,828/
Weere676,221/
Beets675,308/
Beare674,303/
Berre672,470/
Buyer672,069/
Hbert671,027/
Bojer67981/
Boier67647/
Beije67616/
Veyer67530/
Beart67430/
Beyar67406/
Boehr67353/
Bawer67345/
Bouer67337/
Beyor67322/
Bujer67322/
Besre67287/
Boerr67268/
Beaugier67258/
Beest67184/
Bäger67177/
Beahr67158/
Berzs67143/
Bhyer67138/
Beird67132/
Veere67121/
Beure67116/
Bejor67116/
Beierová67115/
Beyerová67110/
Bearz67107/
Bhoer6790/
Buier6779/
Bijer6774/
Béger6770/
Bheir6768/
Beeds6759/
Beire6753/
Bøger6746/
Báger6745/
Biear6743/
Bhear6734/
Biehr6734/
Vejer6733/
Biyer6732/
Veert6731/
Bearr6731/
Beezs6730/
Veier6725/
Baerr6723/
Behár6722/
Beyre6721/
Bájer6718/
Veerd6715/
Beedh6715/
Bertt6714/
Bhaer6714/
Bhehe6713/
Bierz6713/
Byjer6713/
Berzh6712/
Berrt6712/
Beyrr6711/
Berdt6710/
Báyer6710/
Bhuer677/
Beesh677/
Beyir677/
Beeyh677/
Beyur676/
Bheed676/
Ba'ee676/
Bierr676/
Bheet675/
Beiar675/
Bearh675/
Bherz674/
Beyrt674/
Bheep674/
Beherová673/
Bejir673/
Berhs673/
Beatr673/
Beïhe673/
Beett673/
Behyr673/
Behhr672/
Buerr672/
Beior672/
Berrd672/
Beyerova672/
Beurh672/
Bhert672/
Berht672/
Bierh672/
Hőber672/
Beierova672/
Beirz672/
Beuar671/
Byerr671/
Byyer671/
Buerh671/
Hbuer671/
Behej671/
Bearp671/
Beess671/
Bheae671/
Bhees671/
Biier671/
Boerh671/
Besrd671/
Beđet671/
Bethr671/
Beurr671/
Veear671/
Veerr671/
Booee671/
Byier671/
Wheer671/
Beurt671/
Beyje671/
Báier671/
Hbeed671/
Veesr671/
Beirå671/
Behrd671/
Beeharre671/
Búger671/
Berzz671/
Bhier671/
Beezz671/
Bettr671/
Beesz671/
Bejtr671/
Beherova671/
Bheej671/
Beehh671/
Baerh671/
Hbeeh671/
Hbeet671/
Hweer671/
Beyrd670/
Beurd670/
Beirr670/
Behrt670/
Beiir670/
Beihr670/
Beirt670/
Beejs670/
Beysr670/
Beedz670/
Beuor670/

Beer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beer in the Oriya language
ବୀରbira-
Beer in the Hindi language
बीरbira97.81
वीरvira2.14
बीेरbiera0.05
Beer in the Arabic language
بيرهbyrh-

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