# Beasley (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 47,693 |
| US rank (2010) | 732 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,474 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.3% (46,179 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Beesley.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Beasley 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) | 67% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 28% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Beasley in the United States.

## People named Beasley

- DaMarcus Beasley, American soccer player
- Michael Beasley, American basketball player (born 1989)
- Malik Beasley, American basketball player (born 1996)
- David Beasley, American politician, UN official and 113th Governor of South Carolina
- Allyce Beasley, American actress
- John Beasley, American actor (1943–2023)
- Maria Beasley, American entrepreneur and inventor
- Charlie Beasley, American basketball player
- Jerome Beasley, American basketball player (born 1980)
- Cheri Beasley, American judge, Senate candidate (2022)
- John Beasley, American basketball player (1944–2022)
- Cole Beasley, American football player (born 1989)

and 1 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Basile, Bosley, Beesley, Baisley, Beazley, Basel, Beisel, Bagley, Begley, Baxley, Beckley, Beagle.

## 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.