Beszant Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Beszant Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Byzantium.'
'To one he gave fyve talentis, or besauntis,' 1380, Wyclif (Matt); v. Historical English Dictionary for various instances.
'A bisaunt, bezant, or bizantine was an old coin both in gold and silver, and so called from having been minted at Byzantium.
Read More About This SurnameBeszant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 92 | 1:605,631 | 36,119 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 97 | 1:251,292 | 18,244 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Beszant Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Byzantium.'
'To one he gave fyve talentis, or besauntis,' 1380, Wyclif (Matt); v. Historical English Dictionary for various instances.
'A bisaunt, bezant, or bizantine was an old coin both in gold and silver, and so called from having been minted at Byzantium. The silver bezant passed current for as. or thereabouts' (Pipe Rolls: Pipe Roll Soc).
As almost every other coin has its representative in our nomenclature so may this. More probably, however, like Turk and Saracen, it is local, denoting an immigrant from Byzantium.
Robert Besant, sheriff of London, 1194: Chronicles of the Mayors and Sheriffs of London, 1188-1274.
1748. Married — John Beszant and Brittama Freeman: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1752. — Henry Hicks and Elizabeth Bessant: ibid.
1776. Married —Robert Besant and Sarah Myers: St. George, Hanover Square.
= Besant, q.v.
Beszant Demographics
Average Beszant Salary in
England
£22,779
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Beszant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beszant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beszant is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beszant? popularity and diffusion
Beszant is the 1,612,213th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. The last name Beszant is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Beszant live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles.
This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 28 percent are found, Hampshire, where 15 percent are found and Essex, where 12 percent are found. Apart from England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent are found and Thailand, where 4 percent are found.
Beszant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beszant has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Beszant last name fell 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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