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

Bemont, 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 Bemont surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bemont in America

Bemont is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bemont surname appeared 125 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 Bemont.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bemont 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 Bemont

The surname BEMONT originated in France during the medieval period, derived from the Old French words "beau" meaning "beautiful" and "mont" meaning "hill" or "mountain." It likely referred to someone living near a picturesque or scenic hill or mountain region.

The earliest recorded instance of the BEMONT name appears in a 13th-century charter from the Champagne region of northeastern France. This document mentions a landowner named Renaud de Beaumont who held estates near the village of Beaumont-sur-Vesle.

During the 11th and 12th centuries, the BEMONT name was associated with several noble families in Normandy, including the powerful House of Beaumont. One notable figure was Robert de Beaumont, Count of Meulan (c. 1046 - 1118), who accompanied William the Conqueror in the Norman invasion of England in 1066.

In England, the BEMONT name can be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, which records several landholders with the surname in various counties, such as Warwickshire and Leicestershire. The spelling variants "Beaumont" and "Bellomont" were also common.

Another prominent individual was Henry de Beaumont (c. 1305 - 1340), an English nobleman who served as Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and fought in the Battle of Crécy during the Hundred Years' War.

In Scotland, the BEMONT name was held by the Earls of Buchan, a noble family descended from Robert de Beaumont, a Norman knight who received lands in Aberdeenshire in the 12th century. One of their descendants, Sir John Beaumont (c. 1360 - 1396), was a Scottish ambassador to France.

During the Renaissance, the BEMONT name was associated with several notable literary figures, including the English poet Sir John Beaumont (1583 - 1627) and his son, the playwright Francis Beaumont (1584 - 1616), who collaborated with John Fletcher on several successful plays.

In France, the BEMONT name was borne by numerous aristocratic families, including the House of Beaumont-Brivazac, which produced several prominent military leaders during the 16th and 17th centuries, such as Arnaud de Beaumont (1589 - 1662), a Marshal of France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bemont

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

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

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