Find out how popular the last name Beairsto is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Beairsto.

Beairsto, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Beairsto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beairsto in America

Beairsto is the 88020th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beairsto surname appeared 211 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Beairsto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beairsto to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Beairsto

The surname Beairsto has its origins in Scotland, dating back to the 16th century. It is derived from the Scottish Gaelic words "beag" meaning small and "roist" meaning promontory or headland, suggesting the name may have been a reference to a person who lived near a small headland or coastal area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Parish Records of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, where a John Beairsto was born in 1634. The name also appears in various other Scottish records from the 17th and 18th centuries, with variations in spelling such as Bearstow, Bearstowe, and Bairsto.

Notably, a Robert Beairsto was listed in the Hearth Tax Rolls of Renfrewshire in 1696, indicating the family's presence in that region during that time period. The name is also associated with the town of Beith in Ayrshire, where a variant spelling "Baith" was once used for the place name.

One of the earliest known individuals with this surname was James Beairsto, born in 1678 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire. He was a farmer and landowner, and his descendants continued to reside in the Ayrshire region for several generations.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure with this name was John Beairsto, a Scottish industrialist and businessman born in 1825 in Kilwinning. He founded the Beairsto Brothers & Co. textile manufacturing company, which played a significant role in the local economy.

Another notable Beairsto was William Beairsto, born in 1860 in Kilwinning, who served as a member of the Ayrshire County Council and was actively involved in local politics and community affairs.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, individuals with the Beairsto surname began to migrate from Scotland to other parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, and Australia, carrying the name with them and establishing new branches of the family tree.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beairsto

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Beairsto.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Beairsto was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Beairsto has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Beairsto was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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