Beach

See also: beach

English

Etymology

English surname reflecting multiple origins, including the nouns beach and beech, and Americanized from the German surname Bisch.

Proper noun

Beach (countable and uncountable, plural Beachs or Beaches)

1. A surname.
   1. A surname from English
      1. A surname from landforms
   2. A surname from German
2. A placename
   1. A hamlet in Bitton parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref ST7070).
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in Ware County, Georgia
      2. An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
      3. A small city, the county seat of Golden Valley County, North Dakota.
      4. An unincorporated community on Lummi Island, Whatcom County, Washington.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beach”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.

Anagrams

• Bache, bache