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

Beaugrand, 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 Beaugrand surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beaugrand in America

Beaugrand is the 126018th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beaugrand surname appeared 136 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 Beaugrand.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beaugrand 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 Beaugrand

The surname Beaugrand originated in France, likely emerging during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French words "beau," meaning beautiful or fair, and "grand," meaning large or great. The name was likely initially bestowed as a descriptive nickname, referring to someone of impressive stature or appearance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Beaugrand name can be found in the 13th-century Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Savigny, a collection of charters and records from the Abbey of Savigny in Normandy. This document mentions a "Robertus Beaugrand" in the year 1247.

In the 14th century, the Beaugrand name appears in various records from the Île-de-France region, particularly in the areas around Paris and Versailles. This suggests that the name may have originated in this region before spreading to other parts of France.

During the Renaissance period, a notable figure bearing the Beaugrand name was Jacques Beaugrand (1540-1610), a French jurist and legal scholar. He served as a judge in the Parlement of Paris and authored several influential works on French law.

In the 17th century, the Beaugrand name gained prominence in the French colonies of North America. One of the earliest settlers with this name was Michel Beaugrand (1625-1685), who arrived in New France (present-day Quebec) in 1649. He later became a prominent landowner and established a family line that persists to this day.

Another notable individual with the Beaugrand surname was Honoré Beaugrand (1848-1906), a French-Canadian journalist and politician. He founded the influential newspaper La Patrie in Montreal and served as a member of the Canadian Parliament.

In the 19th century, the Beaugrand name also appeared in French-speaking regions of Belgium and Switzerland, reflecting the widespread distribution of the surname across Francophone areas.

Throughout its history, the Beaugrand name has been associated with various place names, including Beaumont-Grand-Cour in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France and Beaugrand, a commune in the Isère department of southeastern France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beaugrand

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

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

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