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    The surname Beecham

    A surname, carried by 2,078 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B250

    Beecham: #14,382 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Beecham #14,382, 2,078 people Beecham: #14,382 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Beecham #14,382, 2,078 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Beecham is more common than 91.1% of them.

    Origin

    From Middle English, from Old French Beauchamp.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,078 people named Beecham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,578 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,813.

    #14,382
    rank among US surnames
    2,078
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.6%
    change since 2000 (was #14,958)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,374Sclafani2,080148,435
    #14,378Litwin2,079148,507
    #14,382Fails2,078148,578

    Who is named Beecham

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

    65% of people named Beecham identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 65%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 28%
    • Two or more races 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Beechams

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thomas Beecham
      British conductor and impresario (1879–1961)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Beecham

    Beecham has the Soundex code B250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B250.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Beecham come from?
    From Middle English, from Old French Beauchamp.
    How common is the surname Beecham?
    2,078 people in the United States had the surname Beecham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,578 Americans. It ranked 14,382nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Beecham?
    In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Beecham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Beecham?
    Thomas Beecham, British conductor and impresario (1879–1961).
    Where is the surname Beecham most common?
    Wikidata records people named Beecham in the United Kingdom.
    Is the surname Beecham getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,813 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,078 in 2010, up 15%.
    What are other spellings of Beecham?
    Beacham, Beachem, Beachum, Beechem and Beechum.