The Beals surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,020 people carried this name — #5,007 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 42,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,759 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

In 1790, Beals was counted together with Beall: 286 families in all.

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

Beals in American newspapers,
1914–1917.

Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Beals
The Brookings Register 1917-05-17
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Beals
The Brookings Register 1914-05-14
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Beals
The Brookings Register 1915-05-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Beals in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1960s.

349 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Beals. The most, 72, date from the 1930s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 99
New South Wales 92
Victoria 63
Western Australia 48
South Australia 28
Tasmania 17
ACT (Canberra) 1

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

Who carried it

People named Beals,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Joseph Eber Beals
    Joseph Eber Beals 1834– · politician
  • Tommy Beals
    Tommy Beals 1850–1915 · baseball player
  • Jessie Tarbox Beals
    Jessie Tarbox Beals 1870–1942 · photographer
  • Othilia Carroll Beals
    Othilia Carroll Beals 1875–1970 · lawyer
  • Helen Beals d. 1961
  • David Thomas Beals 1832–1910

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 Beals,
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 States463 records

463 records of the Beals name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 223
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 92
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 48
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 43
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 31
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 14
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 6
  • Sacramento County historic burials 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Bert M. Beals

    Born 1921 in Missouri. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; typesetter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Kansas City, Missouri.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Westernland from Antwerp, aged 23; laborer. From Frywel, Prussia, Germany; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Allen Macy Beals

    Born 1946; from Effingham, Illinois. U.S. Marine Corps, motor vehicle operator; died in an accident 1967 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 463 records for Beals 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) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada491 records

491 records of the Beals name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 478
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 4
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Elizabeth Alberta Beals

    Buried in 1959 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 62.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Faye Elzoro Beals

    Died 1967 in Factorydale, Kings, 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 Howard Leroy Beals

    Died in service in 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 491 records for Beals in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. 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).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Beals name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Tasmanian Names Index 5
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Hugh Beals

    Arrived in Victoria in 1881 aboard the Sorata, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William Beals

    Left Hobart in 1832 aboard the Thistle, bound for Launceston, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John Beals

    Died 1867 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 80.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Beals in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand2 records

2 records of the Beals name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Nelson Francis Beals

    Died 1981, aged 76; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jean Katherine Beals

    Died 1976; buried at Waimairi Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Beals 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 E. Beals

    Northumberland Fusiilers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    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).

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