Beverly Surname

32,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,468 people bear this surname

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

Beverly 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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Beverly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,7761:22,9752,882
Canada1831:201,34219,659
Australia781:346,09929,260
England751:742,90741,196
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Panama311:126,2024,409
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Kenya241:1,924,16236,129
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Israel181:475,42436,085
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
India111:69,733,217610,955
Jamaica101:286,9957,581
France71:9,488,960336,266
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China21:683,660,78330,601
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1401:174,11014,584
Scotland1101:34,0292,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0601:24,3783,034

Beverly (606,505) may also be a first name.

Beverly 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) 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

Local. From the borough of Beverly in Yorkshire, England; from Belvoir, a beautiful prospect, and ley, a place or field. Some say "the lake of beavers,"from Beverlac, and so called from the beavers which abounded in the river Hull, near by.

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

Beverly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beverly (Arabic: بيفرلي, Hindi: बेर्वली, Marathi: बेवेल) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Beverly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beverly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 32,341st most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 442,528 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Beverly reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Beverly is also the 1,636th most widespread given name in the world, held by 606,505 people.

The surname Beverly is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 15,776 people, or 1 in 22,975. In The United States Beverly is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent live, Virginia, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Beverly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Beverly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Beverly last name grew 766 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 46 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beverly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Beverly last name are 10.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Beverly earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.49% less than the national average, earning $38,623 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,856 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beverley934,852/
Beverrly934/
Beaverly933/
Beeverly931/
Bevearly930/
Beaverley880/
Beverli8628/
Beverla866/
Beverle862/
Beverlie809/
Beberley801/
Beverlee801/
Beverlej801/
Beuverle800/
Beverelli75185/
Bevierlee751/
Beberli711/
Bäverlid675/
Bibeirly671/
Bäuerle577,238/
Biberli5792/
Biberle5761/
Bebirli5716/
Bäberle571/
Viverelli501/

Beverly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beverly in the Hindi language
बेर्वलीbervali-
Beverly in the Marathi language
बेवेलbevela57.14
बेवेरलीbeverali14.29
बेवलbevala14.29
बेवरलीbevarali14.29
Beverly in the Arabic language
بيفرليbyfrly-
بفرليbfrly-

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Beverly Reference & Research

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Beverly FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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