The Beeman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,578 people carried this name — #5,295 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 6,322 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Beeman surname

A surname originating as an occupation.

From beeman, an occupational surname for a beekeeper.

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

In the first U.S. census, 1790

71 families named Beeman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 441 people lived in those households, 6.2 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 7 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

Massachusetts 17
North Carolina 14
Connecticut 9
Maine 7
Vermont 7
Virginia 6
New York 5
Pennsylvania 5
New Hampshire 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

Beeman in American newspapers,
1899–1921.

Newspaper page from The Clio Messenger carrying the name Beeman
The Clio Messenger 1920-08-05
Newspaper page from The Democratic Banner carrying the name Beeman
The Democratic Banner 1921-09-02
Newspaper page from Freeland Tribune carrying the name Beeman
Freeland Tribune 1899-03-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 28,755 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Beeman in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

2,329 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Beeman. The most, 1,266, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 2.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 2,085
Victoria 86
Queensland 60
Tasmania 36
Western Australia 27
South Australia 19
ACT (Canberra) 6

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

Who carried it

People named Beeman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lyman Arpin Beeman d. 1994 · airman
  • Thomas Beeman 1690–1750
  • Ebenezer Beeman 1719–1784
  • Reuben Beeman 1742–1810
  • Alvah Beeman 1775–1837
  • Joseph H. Beeman 1833–1909 · politician

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

In the public record

People named Beeman,
in the records of 4 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 States466 records

466 records of the Beeman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 213
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 78
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 74
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 44
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 36
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 17
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • 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 Edward P. Beeman

    Born 1923 in Massachusetts. Enlisted 1943 at Manchester, New Hampshire; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Lakeview Cemetery, Hampstead, New Hampshire.

    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 William H. Beeman

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Pavonia from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 29; stock broker. From London, England; bound for New York.

    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 James L. Beeman

    Born 1932; from Shelby County, Tennessee. U.S. Army, field artillery cannoneer; died of wounds 1951 in North Korea.

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

Showing 3 of 466 records for Beeman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · 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) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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).

Australia30 records

30 records of the Beeman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 24
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Beeman

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Windsor, aged 24; English.

    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 Henry Beeman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1886 aboard the Cloncurry, aged 22.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Henry L. Beeman

    Manager of Long Gully, Victoria; died 1948.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 30 records for Beeman 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: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands28 records

28 records of the Beeman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 11
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 9
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 8
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Willem Beeman

    Died 1833 in Deventer, aged 60; porter.

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Margaretha Beeman

    Married in 1709 in Delft.

    Open Archives, Archief Delft (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Anna Beeman

    Buried in 1765 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 28 records for Beeman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Beeman name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sarah Emma Beeman

    Died 1916 in Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Francis Beeman

    Died 1890 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Harriet H. Beeman

    Born 1876 in Ardoise, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 5 records for Beeman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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