# Beacham (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/beacham/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname, variant of Beauchamp

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,396 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,570 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 90,914 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (3,310 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Beachem, Beachum, Beecham, Beechem, Beechum |

## Etymology

From Middle English, from Old French Beauchamp.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Beacham in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 68% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Beacham in the United Kingdom.

## People named Beacham

- Stephanie Beacham, British actress

## Similar surnames

Basham, Beecham, Bassham, Beachum, Beckham, Bickham, Bacon, Boykin, Begum, Bazan, Bogan, Baskin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.