# Beckham (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/beckham/  
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 | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,960 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,575 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 30,999 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.5% (9,178 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɛkəm/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Beckom |

## Etymology

From Old English personal name Becca + hām (“homestead”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Beckham 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) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Beckham in the United States.

## People named Beckham

- Odell Beckham Jr., American football player (born 1992)
- Tim Beckham, American baseball player
- Gordon Beckham, American baseball player
- Nicola Peltz, American actress

## Similar surnames

Bickham, Beacham, Beecham, Beachum, Bacon, Boykin, Begum, Basham, Bazan, Bogan, Baskin, Beeson.

## 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.