# Beaumont (surname)

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

A French toponymic surname derived therefrom.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,878 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,888 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 63,293 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.5% (4,624 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈboʊ.mɑnt/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], borrowed from Anglo-Norman [Term?], from beau (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain”). Cognate with French Beaumont. Doublet of Belmont.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Beaumont 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Beaumont in the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia.

## People named Beaumont

- Kathryn Beaumont, British actress
- Harry Beaumont, American film director, actor, and screenwriter (1888-1966)
- Hugh Beaumont, American actor (1909–1982)
- William Beaumont, American physician (1785-1853)
- Charles Beaumont, American writer (1929-1967)
- Charlotte Beaumont, British actor
- Michael Beaumont, 22nd Lord of Sark, 22nd seigneur of Sark (1927–2016)
- Roger de Beaumont, Anglo-Norman companion of William the Conqueror
- Lucy Beaumont, British actress (1869-1937)
- Victor Beaumont, Actor (1912–1977)
- Natasha Beaumont, Australian actress
- Muriel Beaumont, British actress (1876-1957)

## Similar surnames

Bement.

## 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.