Bement Surname
Approximately 2,051 people bear this surname
Bement 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 SurnameBement Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,989 | 1:182,232 | 18,196 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Canada | 17 | 1:2,167,388 | 133,872 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15 | 1:1,625,025 | 53,310 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 497 | 1:101,044 | 10,235 |
Bement (10) may also be a first name.
Bement 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.
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Beman, Beaman, and Beaumont.
1797. Married — William Bement and Mary Roberts: St. Gen. Han. Sq.
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.
Bement Demographics
Average Bement Salary in
United States
$44,302 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bement Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bement Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bement occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bement? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 202,948th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,553,167 people. The surname Bement occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Bement reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bement is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 10 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,989 people, or 1 in 182,232. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 10 percent are found, Minnesota, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Bement Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bement has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bement Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bement last name are 12.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.46% being registered with the party.
The amount Bement earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $44,302 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% less than the national average, earning $48,816 CAD per year.
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