The Beebe surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,847 people carried this name — #2,441 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 19,900 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (14,813).

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What the name means

The meaning of the Beebe surname

Variant of Beeby.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Beebe» (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 Beeby’.

His entry covers Beebe, Beeby, Beaby and Beebee.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 91 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

166 families named Beebe, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 887 people lived in those households, 5.3 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 9 other spellings. 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

Connecticut 94
New York 34
Massachusetts 15
Vermont 14
New Hampshire 2
Rhode Island 2
Pennsylvania 2
Maryland 1
Virginia 1
North Carolina 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

Beebe in American newspapers,
1879.

Newspaper page from Daily Press And Dakotaian carrying the name Beebe
Daily Press And Dakotaian 1879-11-25
Newspaper page from Daily Press And Dakotaian carrying the name Beebe
Daily Press And Dakotaian 1879-11-24
Newspaper page from Daily Press And Dakotaian carrying the name Beebe
Daily Press And Dakotaian 1879-07-10

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

In print

Beebe in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

7,089 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Beebe. The most, 3,489, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 3.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 5,329
Queensland 872
New South Wales 284
Western Australia 243
South Australia 230
Tasmania 58
ACT (Canberra) 26
Northern Territory 15

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

Who carried it

People named Beebe,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Theophilus Beebe
    Theophilus Beebe 1800–1867
  • Lucius Beebe
    Lucius Beebe 1810–1884 · politician
  • Jared Beebe
    Jared Beebe 1814–1876
  • James D. M. Beebe
    James D. M. Beebe 1827–1917 · Sandy Hook pilot
  • Bezaleel Beebe 1741–1824 · politician
  • Roswell Beebe 1795–1856 · businessperson

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Beebe,
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 States1,629 records

1,629 records of the Beebe name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 573
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 497
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 253
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 222
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 36
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 33
  • Sacramento County historic burials 6
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 2
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Vernold M. Beebe

    Born 1911 in New York. Enlisted 1943 at New York City; laundry worker from Kings County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1976, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jerry Ray Beebe

    Born 1946; from Brainerd, Minnesota. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1967 in Binh Duong, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alfred Beebe

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Gallia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 23; laborer. From Wales.

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

Showing 3 of 1,629 records for Beebe in the United States.

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

Australia75 records

75 records of the Beebe name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 48
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 17
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Canberra cemetery and marriage records 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Beebe

    Architect of Bendigo, Victoria; died 1920.

    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 William Beebe

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 as an assisted immigrant aboard the Bloomer, aged 23.

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

    Left Hobart Town in 1852 aboard the Pacific, bound for San Francisco, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 75 records for Beebe in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada27 records

27 records of the Beebe name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 16
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Harold Lynn Beebe

    Buried in 1991 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 66.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Annie A. Beebe

    Died 1917 in Amherst, Cumberland, 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 Henry Craig Beebe

    Died in service in 1943.

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

Showing 3 of 27 records for Beebe in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · 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).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Beebe 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 Mary Ann Beebe

    Died 1929, aged 54; buried at Sydenham 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 Annie Eliza Beebe

    Died 1965, aged 76; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Stanley Beebe

    Died 1958, aged 59; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Beebe in New Zealand.

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 Beebe 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 J. E. Beebe

    Ing's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    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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