Bement Surname

202,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,051 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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).

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Bement Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9891:182,23218,196
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Wales41:773,63329,106
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4971:101,04410,235

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Northen French) De Beaumont; a city in France, on the river Sarte, in the province of Mayne; the fair mount. De Bello Monte.

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

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bement Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bement is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bement? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bement is the 202,948th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,553,167 people. Bement occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Bement reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,989 people, or 1 in 182,232. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 10 percent reside, Minnesota, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Bement Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bement has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bement surname grew 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 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 national average, with 59.46% registered to vote for the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beament92606/
Bemment92145/
Bemient927/
Bemendt922/
Beement920/
Bemen9135/
Bament83486/
Behmen83216/
Beimen83114/
Beymen8351/
Besmen8342/
Beamen8334/
Biemen8325/
Beemen8321/
Bemmen8313/
Betmen8310/
Biment833/
Beumen833/
Byment831/
Biemnt831/
Bemien831/
Bemeng831/
Boemnt831/
Bemeen831/
Bemint830/
Bemn803/
Bementová801/
Besmehn77128/
Bemindt7771/
Beemene7733/
Beitmen7710/
Bahment773/
Wemente772/
Bamment772/
Bayment771/
Behemen771/
Beysmen771/
Viement771/
Bettmen770/
Beimmen770/
Bemmenn770/
Behymen770/
Weyment770/
Bemin73113/
Bimen7347/
Vemen734/
Beemn734/
Bemem732/
Wemnt731/
Beimn731/
Beamn731/
Bymen730/
Boheemen7150/
Bemengue7143/
Bettmeng7126/
Bemengck711/
Biemienn710/
Bymoen67126/
Vehemente67121/
Veimen67110/
Bitmen6796/
Baymen6774/
Beamin6751/
Beimin6751/
Viment6746/
Boimen6746/
Baimen6738/
Beming6734/
Wyment6725/
Boymen6720/
Bemmin679/
Bismen678/
Besmin677/
Veymen675/
Buimen675/
Bomend674/
Bimend674/
Bejmin674/
Bemina674/
Bimeng673/
Beymenova673/
Bimeen673/
Beemin672/
Betmin672/
Behmenová671/
Bhemin671/
Bemion671/
Beminn671/
Bemyon671/
Bijmen671/
Beamín671/
Behmin671/
Bemind671/
Veamen671/
Bheemn671/
Bimint670/
Bymene670/
Vemmen670/

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