Beamish
See also: beamish
English
editEtymology
editHabitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Beaumais, in Normandy. The village in County Durham shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
editBeamish (countable and uncountable, plural Beamishes)
- A surname from Norman.
- A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2253).
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beamish is the 28333rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 843 individuals. Beamish is most common among White (92.41%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beamish”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 119.