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

Beauchamp, 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 Beauchamp surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beauchamp in America

Beauchamp is the 3023rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beauchamp surname appeared 11,865 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Beauchamp.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beauchamp 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 Beauchamp

The surname Beauchamp originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "beau" meaning beautiful and "champ" meaning field or countryside. The name likely referred to someone who lived in or came from a beautiful rural area.

The earliest known record of the name Beauchamp appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, a manuscript record of landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name is listed as "de Bello Campo" which was the Norman French version of the surname.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hugh de Beauchamp, a Norman nobleman who lived in the late 11th century. He was granted lands in Bedfordshire, England after the Norman Conquest.

In the 13th century, there are records of a William de Beauchamp who served as a knight and held lands in Warwickshire. He had a son named Guy de Beauchamp who was the 10th Earl of Warwick, an influential title during the medieval period.

Richard Beauchamp, the 13th Earl of Warwick, was a prominent military leader during the Hundred Years' War in the 15th century. He fought alongside King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.

Another notable bearer of the name was Cardinal Thomas Beauchamp, a 16th-century English Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Winchester and played a role in the establishment of the Church of England under King Henry VIII.

During the 17th century, the surname Beauchamp was also found in various spellings such as Beacham, Beachamp, and Beecham. One example is the poet John Beaucham who was born in 1615 and is known for his work "The Maid's Tragedy."

As the name spread across different regions, it evolved into various localized spellings and variations, reflecting the linguistic and cultural influences of those areas. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained rooted in the Old French words for "beautiful countryside."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beauchamp

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

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 Beauchamp 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 Beauchamp 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 Beauchamp was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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