The Beene surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,581 people carried this name — #9,119 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 3,600 in 2000.

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In print

Beene in American newspapers,
1897–1905.

Newspaper page from Sequachee Valley News carrying the name Beene
Sequachee Valley News 1905-06-15
Newspaper page from Sequachee Valley News carrying the name Beene
Sequachee Valley News 1905-05-25
Newspaper page from Daily Public Ledger carrying the name Beene
Daily Public Ledger 1897-02-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,571 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Beene in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1940s.

73 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Beene. The most, 14, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 36
New South Wales 18
Queensland 11
South Australia 3
Western Australia 3
Tasmania 1

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

Who carried it

People named Beene,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jones Beene 1882–1968 · American football player
  • Geoffrey Beene 1927–2004 · fashion designer

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Beene,
in the records of 3 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 States216 records

216 records of the Beene name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 149
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 55
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 4
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 3
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Wilson J. Beene

    Born 1929; from Marion County, Indiana. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; died of wounds 1952 in North Korea. Buried at Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indiana.

    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 Cecil L. Beene

    Born 1917 in Oklahoma. Enlisted 1940 at Santa Fe, New Mexico; farm hand from Bailey County, Texas. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1965, buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Dietrich Beene

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1860 aboard the Senator J. Ken from Bremen, aged 18; farmer. From Oldenburg, Germany; bound for Missouri.

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

Showing 3 of 216 records for Beene in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index. 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).

Netherlands101 records

101 records of the Beene name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 58
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 26
  • Dutch population registers 17
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joannes Henricus Beene

    Married in 1852 in Denekamp; farmer. Died 1858 in Noorddeuringen (Denekamp), aged 63.

    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 Christina Beene

    Married in 1838 in Gendringen. Died 1844 in Gendringen, aged 38; day labourer.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Hendrikjen Beene

    Died 1817 in De Wijk; born 1783 in Nijeveen; day labourer.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 101 records for Beene in the Netherlands.

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

Australia1 record

1 record of the Beene name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Thos Beene

    Arrived in Victoria in 1863 aboard the Aldinga, aged 24.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (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).

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