Last Name BEAUVAIS

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Meaning	Local: Of Beauvais, in France; or a modification of Beavins or Bevins. De Beauvais. From a town in France of that name, signifying the sightly or beautiful place.

Origin	English, French, Jewish, Irish, Haitian, Austrian, Belgian

Rank	12,153 (2000 US census)	13,111 (1990 US census)

Count	2,352 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

78.36%, or 1843 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
13.35%, or 314 total occurrences, as black,
0.64%, or 15 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
2.98%, or 70 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
2.85%, or 67 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.83%, or 43 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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