How common is the surname Beauvais?

2,629 people in the United States had the surname Beauvais in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,438 Americans. It ranked 11,907th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Beauvais?

Arnaud Beauvais, American politician (1783-1843).

Where is the surname Beauvais most common?

Wikidata records people named Beauvais in the United States.

Is the surname Beauvais getting more or less common?

More common. 2,352 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,629 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Beauvais

A surname, carried by 2,629 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Beauvais is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,629 people named Beauvais in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 117,438 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,352.

#11,907

rank among US surnames

2,629

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+11.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,153)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,899	Hosmer	2,631	117,349
#11,904	Bluhm	2,630	117,394
#11,907	Beauvais	2,629	117,438
#11,914	Cowgill	2,628	117,483

Who is named Beauvais

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

74% of people named Beauvais identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Beauvaiss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arnaud Beauvais
American politician (1783-1843)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Beauvais

Bevis

Beauvais has the Soundex code B120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B120.

Questions

How common is the surname Beauvais?: 2,629 people in the United States had the surname Beauvais in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 117,438 Americans. It ranked 11,907th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Beauvais?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Beauvais identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Beauvais?: Arnaud Beauvais, American politician (1783-1843).
Where is the surname Beauvais most common?: Wikidata records people named Beauvais in the United States.
Is the surname Beauvais getting more or less common?: More common. 2,352 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,629 in 2010, up 12%.