The Beall surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,202 people carried this name — #3,847 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,100 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,011 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Beall surname

Variant of Beal.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Beall» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Beal’.

An early record he cites: Willelmus Beall’, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Beal, Beale and Beall.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 87 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

286 families named Beall, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,582 people lived in those households, 5.5 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Beall, Beal, Beale, Beales, Beals, Beel, Beele, Beels, Biehle, Biell. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 92
Maryland 88
Virginia 22
Maine 21
North Carolina 21
Pennsylvania 18
New York 8
New Hampshire 6
Vermont 6
South Carolina 3
Rhode Island 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 229 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Beall in American newspapers,
1890–1896.

Newspaper page from The Pacific Commercial Advertiser carrying the name Beall
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser 1896-03-10
Newspaper page from St. Johnsbury Caledonian carrying the name Beall
St. Johnsbury Caledonian 1896-03-06
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Beall
The Salt Lake Herald 1890-07-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 164,423 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Beall in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

866 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Beall. The most, 155, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 4.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 339
Victoria 222
New South Wales 140
Queensland 69
South Australia 63
Tasmania 21
ACT (Canberra) 12

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Beall.

Who carried it

People named Beall,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Thomas Beall
    Thomas Beall 1748–1819
  • Nancy Orme Beall
    Nancy Orme Beall 1752–1827
  • Reasin Beall
    Reasin Beall 1769–1843 · politician
  • Evelyn Maude West d. 1919
  • Redmond Beall d. 1919
  • George Beall 1695–1780

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Beall,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States667 records

667 records of the Beall name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 387
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 166
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 58
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 29
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 12
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Earnest Beall

    Born 1943; from Denver, Colorado. U.S. Army, carpentry and masonry specialist; killed in action 1968 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam. Buried at Fort Logan National Cemetery, Colorado.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Fountain D. Beall

    Born 1925 in Maryland. Enlisted 1943 at Baltimore; farm hand from Carroll County. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Carrie Beall

    Arrived at New York in 1871 aboard the Italy from Liverpool, aged 21; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 667 records for Beall in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia34 records

34 records of the Beall name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 28
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William M. Beall

    Carpenter of St Kilda, Victoria; died 1884.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record M. Lilburn Beall

    Arrived in Victoria in 1920 aboard the Port Caroline, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John H. Beall

    Carrier of Bendigo, Victoria; died 1917.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 34 records for Beall in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Beall name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Norman Beall

    Died 1993, aged 83; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Edith Caroline Beall

    Died 1958 in Bear River, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Gordon Scowcroft Beall

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Beall in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Beall name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record O. F. Beall

    Pioneer, Royal Engineers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. H. Beall

    Royal Sussex Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. Beall

    Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France1 record

1 record of the Beall name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record George Edward Beall

    Born 1911 in the United States; died 1999 in Pessac (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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