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The Bee surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,480 people carried this name — #7,434 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,800 people counted. That is down 2% from 4,586 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 515 people named Bee.

39 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 39
Pas-de-Calais 162
Eure-et-Loir 43
Nord 30
Paris 27
Moselle 26
Yvelines 18
Bas-Rhin 16
Oise 15

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 216 people named Bee live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 65
Santa Fe 50
Córdoba 44
Chaco 31
San Luis 15
Corrientes 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

185 people named Bee live in Switzerland.

They live in 15 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 35
Bern 31
Vaud 16
Ticino 15
Nidwalden 11
Aargau 10
Valais 10
Glarus 9

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Bee in American newspapers,
1918.

Newspaper page from The Southern Herald carrying the name Bee
The Southern Herald 1918-07-05
Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Bee
The Poplar Standard 1918-07-18
Newspaper page from The Poplar Standard carrying the name Bee
The Poplar Standard 1918-06-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,161,102 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bee,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hamilton P. Bee
    Hamilton P. Bee 1822–1897 · politician
  • Barnard Elliott Bee
    Barnard Elliott Bee 1824–1861 · military personnel
  • Frederick Bee
    Frederick Bee 1825–1892 · businessperson
  • Carlos Bee
    Carlos Bee 1867–1932 · lawyer
  • Carlos Bee
    Carlos Bee 1917–1974 · politician
  • Thomas Bee 1739–1812 · judge

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Bee.

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