Beamish
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Beaumais, in Normandy. The village in County Durham shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
Beamish (countable and uncountable, plural Beamishes)
- A surname from Norman.
- A village in Urpeth parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2253).
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beamish”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 119.