Beers Surname

28,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Beers Surname Definition:

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

Beers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,0021:24,1613,047
Netherlands2,0691:8,1621,005
Canada9971:36,9564,691
England3371:165,33515,337
Australia2551:105,86511,876
Northern Ireland1271:14,5282,004
Germany851:947,12366,306
Israel691:124,02413,566
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland561:79,1055,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9071:12,8541,652

Beers (46) may also be a first name.

Beers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Local From Beer, a town in Dorsetshire, England; so called from bere, grain, barley; a fruitful place. In the Dutch, beer signifies a bear, a boar.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Beers Last Name Facts

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

Beers (Arabic: بيرز, Russian: Беэрс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Beers is the 28,090th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 380,929 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Beers are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 46 people.

The last name Beers is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 15,002 people, or 1 in 24,161. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent live, Florida, where 6 percent live and Texas, where 4 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 11 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Beers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 384 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Beers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Beers surname is principally Anglican (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Beers last name are 16.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Beers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.19% more than the national average, earning R 482,868 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.42% more than the national average, earning $50,389 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beyers918,213/
Beiers91217/
Beerse91190/
Behers9190/
Beuers9172/
Beears9148/
Beerst912/
Beetrs912/
Bheers911/
Beersd911/
Bejers910/
Bers89866/
Behiers8324/
Begiers8316/
Beggers836/
Bejerås833/
Beherse831/
Beyer's831/
Byers8054,367/
Boers808,210/
Weers802,318/
Bears801,259/
Bersh801,114/
Berse801,068/
Berst80938/
Biers80661/
Buers80295/
Behrs80183/
Baers80150/
Berzs80143/
Veers80127/
Beurs80109/
Berås8080/
Beirs8056/
Bersz8036/
Berss8022/
Berrs8016/
Berså803/
Besrs802/
Beyrs802/
Betrs802/
Bhers801/
Bersd801/
Beerscht7714/
Bowers73113,938/
Bersch733,605/
Boyers731,773/
Bauers731,445/
Bearss73968/
Bayers73799/
Bearse73747/
Buyers73632/
Baiers73139/
Byiers73129/
Bouers73104/
Beahrs7387/
Boehrs7349/
Beurse7340/
Bojers7316/
Bersht7315/
Vejers7313/
Bersse7312/
Bawers7311/
Veerse7310/
Veersh739/
Bearrs739/
Behrse738/
Bejars737/
Bersce736/
Veyers735/
Bershe734/
Wehers733/
Beyars733/
Bear's732/
Bearst732/
Behars732/
Beerch732/
Byerrs731/
Byerss731/
Bearsd731/
Beerce731/
Baersh731/
Byer's731/
Boersz731/
Boiers731/
Berszt731/
Hweers731/
Weerss730/
Bearsh730/
Beirse730/
Bijers730/
Boersh730/
Beierstdt715/
Bors6713,584/
Biggers676,737/
Bars676,168/
Vers674,660/
Berx67475/
Boersch67328/
Wers67323/
Geevers67289/
Börs67226/
Bersche67183/
Baersch67167/
Birs67153/
Berscht67114/
Biersch67103/
Bearsch6763/
Baggers6747/
Bärs6726/
Weersch6721/
Bouyers6717/
Byrs6715/
Bersova6713/
Boggers6710/
Bowerss679/
Booyers679/
Bauwers678/
Uers676/
Buersch675/
Bajersh674/
Bower's673/
Geebers672/
Beatrse672/
Boojers672/
Boyiers671/
Boowers671/
Beearce671/
Bîrs671/
Buhiers671/
Betrsch671/
Beerche671/
Berç671/
Bayersd671/
Bowerst670/
Beirsch670/
Beyrsch670/
Beierce670/

Beers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beers in the Russian language
Беэрсbeers-
Beers in the Arabic language
بيرزbyrz-

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