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

Beauzile, 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 Beauzile surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beauzile in America

Beauzile is the 89403rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beauzile surname appeared 207 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 Beauzile.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beauzile 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 Beauzile

The surname BEAUZILE originated in France, specifically in the region of Normandy, during the medieval period around the 11th century. It is derived from the Old French words "beau" meaning "beautiful" and "sile" meaning "location" or "place," suggesting that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a picturesque or scenic location.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BEAUZILE can be found in the Cartulary of the Abbey of Saint-Évroult, a collection of medieval charters and documents dating back to the 11th century. The Cartulary mentions a certain "Robertus de Beauzile" who was a landowner in the area around the abbey.

In the 13th century, the name BEAUZILE appeared in the Testa de Nevill, a survey of landholdings and feudal tenures in England conducted between 1212 and 1217. This document lists a "Willelmus de Beauzile" as holding lands in the county of Wiltshire.

During the 14th century, a notable figure with the surname BEAUZILE was Jean de Beauzile, a French knight who participated in the Hundred Years' War against England. He was recorded as being present at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356, where he fought alongside the French forces.

In the 15th century, the name BEAUZILE was associated with the village of Beauzile-sur-Oust in the department of Morbihan, Brittany. This village likely took its name from an earlier landowner or nobleman bearing the surname BEAUZILE.

Another prominent individual with this surname was François de Beauzile, a French theologian and philosopher who lived in the 16th century. He was a professor at the University of Paris and wrote several influential works on theology and scholastic philosophy.

Throughout the centuries, the surname BEAUZILE has been subject to various spelling variations, including Beausile, Beauzille, and Beausille, among others. These variations reflect regional differences in pronunciation and spelling conventions over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beauzile

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

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

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