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

Beaufait, 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 Beaufait surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beaufait in America

Beaufait is the 104602nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beaufait surname appeared 171 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 Beaufait.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beaufait 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 Beaufait

The surname Beaufait originates from France, where it first appeared in the late 11th century. The name is derived from the Old French words "beau" meaning "beautiful" and "fait" meaning "made" or "created". It likely referred to an artisan or craftsman who was known for creating beautiful works.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Beaufait can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a manuscript commissioned by William the Conqueror to record land ownership in England. This suggests that individuals bearing this surname may have been among the Norman settlers in England following the Norman Conquest of 1066.

In the 13th century, records show a Robertus Beaufait in the county of Somerset, England. Another early reference is to a John Beaufait, who was a member of the Guild of Skinners in London in the late 14th century.

During the Middle Ages, the name was also found in various spellings such as Beaufayt, Beaufet, and Beaufett, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions.

Notable individuals with the surname Beaufait include Jacques Beaufait (1547-1619), a French Catholic priest and theologian who served as the Bishop of Senlis. In England, there was Sir John Beaufait (1586-1649), a member of Parliament and a supporter of the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name is John Beaufait, who was born in 1721 in Pennsylvania. Another notable American was William Beaufait (1812-1887), a successful businessman and landowner in Ohio.

The Beaufait surname has also been associated with various place names throughout history, such as Beaufait-sur-Orne in Normandy, France, and Beaufait Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery in Gloucestershire, England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beaufait

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

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

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