Beith Surname
Approximately 1,244 people bear this surname
Beith Surname Definition:
Local, most probably from Beith, Ayrshire. The Rev. Dr. Alexander Beith died in 1891 after a ministry of sixty-nine years. His grandson is Major Ian Hay Beith the well-known author.
Beith Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 429 | 1:844,893 | 64,474 |
| Germany | 221 | 1:364,278 | 34,837 |
| England | 161 | 1:346,075 | 25,095 |
| Australia | 123 | 1:219,477 | 21,009 |
| Scotland | 108 | 1:49,572 | 4,299 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| Denmark | 41 | 1:137,676 | 12,271 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 246 | 1:15,216 | 1,688 |
| England | 38 | 1:641,457 | 31,575 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:557,985 | 38,227 |
Beith (20) may also be a first name.
Beith Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Local, most probably from Beith, Ayrshire. The Rev. Dr. Alexander Beith died in 1891 after a ministry of sixty-nine years. His grandson is Major Ian Hay Beith the well-known author.
(Celtic) belonging to Beith (Scot.) = the Birch-Tree, [Gaelic beith]
A location name in Ayr, Renfrew Or from the German, Bieth; a personal name.
Beith Demographics
Beith Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Beith Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beith Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beith occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Beith? popularity and diffusion
It is the 304,532nd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,858,156 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Beith are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Beith is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent first name globally, held by 20 people.
The last name Beith is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 429 people, or 1 in 844,893. In The United States Beith is most frequent in: Arkansas, where 9 percent live, Illinois, where 7 percent live and Washington, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 24 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 18 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.
Beith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Beith has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Beith surname rose 477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 424 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 82 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beith Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Beith last name is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Beith surname are 3.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.54% being registered with the party.
The amount Beith earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 9.62% more than the national average, earning R 260,496 per year; in United States they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $40,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.19% more than the national average, earning $52,261 CAD per year.
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