Beverley Surname

97,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,852 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Beverley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beverley,' a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

John de Beverley, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam de Bererle, bowyer, 4 Edward II: Freemen of York.

1564-5.

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Beverley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6581:33,6064,442
United States1,4711:246,40323,478
Australia7491:36,0424,746
New Zealand2611:17,3503,044
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Jamaica1691:16,9821,563
South Africa1241:436,91737,311
Scotland931:57,5684,778
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Wales191:162,87011,152
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France101:6,642,272293,169
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Barbados31:95,8161,797
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Jersey31:33,0674,675
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8791:27,7313,761
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2621:191,67416,822

Beverley (134,499) may also be a first name.

Beverley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Beverley,' a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

John de Beverley, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam de Bererle, bowyer, 4 Edward II: Freemen of York.

1564-5. James Beverley, of Henley, Oxfordshire, bargeman: Register of the University of Oxford.

1674. James Beverley (Huntingdonshire) and Anne Duncomlie: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1778. Married — James Beverley and Mary Davey: St. Ceo. Han. Sq.

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

From the town of Beverley in East Riding of Yorkshire. Nichols de Reverie and Thomas de Beverle, both of Berwick, rendered homage, 1291 (RR.). A horse was purchased from Nicholaus de Beverlaco in 1312 (Bain, III, p. 421). Thomas Beverley of Scotland had letters of protection on going abroad in the King of England's service, 1374 (Bain, IV, 217). Thomas Beverley, esquire of Scotland, had a safe conduct into England in 1393, and in 1395 there is an entry of payment to Thomas Beverlee, esquire of Scotland (ibid., 458,468). Alexander Bevirla admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1485 (NSCM., I, p. 31). Robert Bevyrlay was juror on an inquisition apud Rane, 1418 (REA., I, p. 216). William Reaverlay, trade burgess of Aberdeen, 1640 (ROA., I, p. 232). George Beverly was bailie of Inverury, 1747 (Aberdeen CR.), Alexander Beverley, shoemaker in Banchory-Devenick, died in 1829, and Alexander M. Beverley of Turriff was killed in the first Great War (Turriff). Baverlay 1689.

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

(English) belonging to Beverley (Yorks) = either the Beaver-Lea or the Beaver Lake or Stream. [Old English be(o)for, be(o)fer, a beaver + leáh, a lea; or lacu, a lake or stream] In Anglo-Saxon times the second element of this place-name was variously spelled lac, lic, leáh.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Beverley (beaver stream), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Can be traced as residents at Beverley, co. York, to temp. King John, B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Beverley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beverley (Arabic: بيفيرلي, Marathi: बेवेलय) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beverley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Beverley is the 97,767th most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,501,967 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 38 percent of Beverley live; 37 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 7,743rd most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 134,499 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 1,658 people, or 1 in 33,606. In England Beverley is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Beverley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Beverley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Beverley surname rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 561 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 372 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 6 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Beverley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Beverley surname are 17.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.88% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Beverley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135.11% more than the national average, earning R 558,720 per year; in United States they earn 3.89% more than the national average, earning $44,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $53,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Beverley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beverley in the Marathi language
बेवेलयbevelaya50
बेवेलbevela50
Beverley in the Arabic language
بيفيرليbyfyrly-

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