Beamish
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See also: beamish
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Beaumais, in Normandy. The village in County Durham shares the same etymology.
Proper noun[edit]
Beamish (countable and uncountable, plural Beamishes)
- A surname from Norman.
- A village in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2253).
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beamish is the 28333rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 843 individuals. Beamish is most common among White (92.41%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beamish”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 119.