Beam Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Beam Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Beam family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 12
Dress Maker 3
General Servant 3
General Labourer 2
Hawker 2
Factory Hand 2
Table Weaver 2
General Laborer 1
Hotel Keeper 1
Grocer 1
Grocer & Baker 1
Ladys Companion 1
Living On Her Own Means 1
Booksewer 1
Cabdriver 1
Dairy Maid 1
Diary Maneger 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Law Stationer 1
Waiter 1
Labourer 1
Frame Work Knitter 1
Living On Own Means 1
Domestic Servant 1
Kitchen Maid Domestic 1

Beam Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Boam 75% 2,774
2 Baum 50% 2,363
3 Boom 50% 1,076
4 Beam 100% 409
5 Baume 40% 395
6 Boome 40% 369
7 Bum 50% 168
8 Bam 75% 111

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The surname Beam is the 4th most popular variant of Boam.

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