Bemand Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Bemand Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Belmont' or 'de Beaumont.' 'Roger de Belmont appears in Domesday as a chief tenant in Gloucestershire and Dorset' (Lower), probably a near kinsman of the Conqueror. 'The Itin. de la Normandie gives five places in that Province called Beaumont' (ibid).
Read More About This SurnameBemand Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 190 | 1:293,253 | 22,497 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Bemand Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Belmont' or 'de Beaumont.' 'Roger de Belmont appears in Domesday as a chief tenant in Gloucestershire and Dorset' (Lower), probably a near kinsman of the Conqueror. 'The Itin. de la Normandie gives five places in that Province called Beaumont' (ibid). Nearer home are parishes or places named Beaumont in Cumberland, Essex, and Leicestershire (ibid). Generally speaking, the surname is of Norman extraction; v. Beaman.
Mathaeus de Bello Monte, Devon, Henry IIl-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Richard de Beamnund, Devon, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Geoffrey de Beumund, Southamptonshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.
William Beumunt, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Godfrey de Beaumund, Northamptonshire, ibid.
Richard de Bello Monte, Devon, ibid.
Willelmus Beumond, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
William de Bellemonte, Prepositor of Bristol, 1240. History and Antiquities of Bristol.
1596. Francis Beaument, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1622. John Beaumond, of Manchester: Wills at Chester.
Of Norman origin from one or other of the many places of the name in France. In Latin charters de Bello Monte. Roger de Bellemont or Beaumont, brother of Robert, fourth earl of Leicester, was chancellor of William the Lion (Scotichronicon, VI 42). He was consecrated bishop of St. Andrews in 1198, built the castle there, and died in 1202 (Dowden, p. 10—12; Chron. Mai I.). Richard de Bello Monte had a grant of the barony of Crail in Fife from Alexander II (charter cited in Bain, II, p. 450). His descendant Isabella de Beaumont, Lady of Vescy, received a grant from Edward I to hold a market on her manor of Karel, 1294, and in 1296 she rendered homage (ibid., 704,863). Alexander Bevmonde witnessed a charter by the earl of Huntlie, 1367 (Aboyne, p. 31). The surname is not common.
Roger de Belmont appears in Domesd. as a chief tenant in cos. Dorset and Gloucester. According to Sir H. Ellis, he was a near kinsman of the Conqueror, being a lineal descendant of that king's great grandfather. Some trace the noble English families from the Viscounts Beaumont of Normandy, and others from the blood-royal of France. The Itin. de la Normandie gives five places in that province called Beaumont, i. e., ' the fair or beautiful hill,' and there are English parishes, &c., so called in cos. Cumberland, Essex, and Leicester. In charters the name is written De Bello Monte.
(Northen French) De Beaumont; a city in France, on the river Sarte, in the province of Mayne; the fair mount. De Bello Monte.
The Beaumonts belong to an ancient and once powerful Yorkshire family. Major Beaumont was lieutenant - governor of Sheffield Castle in 1643 (H. H.). The name is also established in Suffolk.
Bemand Demographics
Average Bemand Salary in
England
£28,554
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Bemand Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bemand Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bemand occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bemand click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bemand? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bemand is the 1,168,344th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,723,264 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Bemand are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 190 people, or 1 in 293,253. In England Bemand is most numerous in: Herefordshire, where 19 percent live, West Midlands, where 17 percent live and Merseyside, where 16 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
Bemand Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bemand has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bemand surname increased 475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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