Last Name BEAM

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: At the beam, from residence by a prominent tree.
Origin English, Dutch, Irish

Rank 2,502 (2000 US census) 2,070 (1990 US census)
Count 13,230 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.78%, or 12407 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.16%, or 418 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.34%, or 45 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.47%, or 62 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.11%, or 147 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.14%, or 151 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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