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

Beaumier, 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 Beaumier surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beaumier in America

Beaumier is the 41100th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beaumier surname appeared 530 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 Beaumier.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beaumier 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 Beaumier

The surname Beaumier is of French origin and dates back to the early medieval period in France. It is derived from the Old French words "beau" meaning beautiful and "mier" meaning orchard or grove, suggesting it was initially a locational name for someone who lived near a beautiful orchard or grove of trees.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Beaumier can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Marmoutier, a 12th-century manuscript that documented the affairs of the Marmoutier Abbey in Tours, France. The name appears as "de Bello Mederio" in this text, referring to an individual from the area known as Beaumier.

During the 13th century, the name Beaumier was associated with several prominent individuals, such as Hugues de Beaumier, a knight mentioned in the chronicles of the Albigensian Crusade against the Cathars in southern France. Another notable figure was Renaud de Beaumier, a wealthy landowner from the Île-de-France region, whose name appears in legal documents from the late 1200s.

In the 14th century, the spelling of the name evolved to its more modern form, Beaumier. One example is Jean Beaumier, a merchant from Normandy who is recorded in the city archives of Rouen in 1387. Around the same time, the name Beaumier was also associated with several villages and hamlets in different regions of France, such as Beaumier-en-Brie in the Île-de-France and Beaumier-sur-Oise in Picardy.

The 16th century saw the rise of a notable Beaumier family in Burgundy, with Jean Beaumier (1512-1589) serving as a respected lawyer and magistrate in the Parlement of Dijon. His son, Jacques Beaumier (1546-1618), followed in his footsteps and became a prominent jurist and author of several legal treatises.

Another famous bearer of the Beaumier name was Henri Beaumier (1725-1799), a French military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War as a member of the Continental Army. He served under the command of General Rochambeau and was present at the decisive Siege of Yorktown in 1781.

While the surname Beaumier is not among the most common in France today, it has a rich historical lineage that spans several centuries and includes notable figures from various walks of life, reflecting the diverse origins and meanings associated with this distinctive French name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beaumier

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

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

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