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

Beavan, 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 Beavan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Beavan in America

Beavan is the 80926th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Beavan surname appeared 234 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 Beavan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Beavan 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 Beavan

The surname BEAVAN is believed to have originated in England, deriving from the Old English word "bēo," which means "bee." The name likely emerged during the Anglo-Saxon period, potentially as early as the 5th century AD.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in areas such as Devon, Somerset, and Cornwall, where it was often associated with occupations related to beekeeping or honey production. Variations in spelling, including Bevan, Bevan, and Beeven, were common in historical records.

One of the earliest documented references to the BEAVAN surname is found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of landholdings commissioned by William the Conquer in 1086. The record mentions a landowner named "Beuan" in the county of Devon.

Notable individuals with the BEAVAN surname throughout history include:

1. William Beavan (c. 1519-1584), an English churchman who served as the Archdeacon of Surrey from 1569 until his death.
2. Robert Beavan (1627-1698), a British politician and Member of Parliament for Derby from 1679 to 1685.
3. Edward Beavan (1770-1849), a prominent British lawyer and legal writer known for his works on the law of bankruptcy.
4. Samuel Beavan (1789-1868), an English engraver and illustrator who produced numerous engravings for publications such as Picturesque Antiquities of Great Britain.
5. Edwyn Robert Bevan (1870-1943), a renowned British scholar and historian who specialized in the study of early Christianity and the philosophy of Neoplatonism.

The BEAVAN surname has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Beavan's Hill in Gloucestershire and Beavan's Farm in Somerset, further suggesting its longstanding presence in certain regions of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Beavan

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

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

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