# Beecher (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/beecher/  
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) | 5,755 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,978 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 53,648 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.2% (5,268 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbit͡ʃɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two possible origins: * A variant of Beech, with the locative suffix -er. * An Americanized form of German Bücher.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Beecher 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Beecher in the United States.

## People named Beecher

- Harriet Beecher Stowe, American abolitionist and author (1811–1896)
- Henry Ward Beecher, American clergyman and activist (1813–1887)
- Lyman Beecher, American Presbyterian minister and American Temperance Society co-founder (1775–1863)
- Janet Beecher, American actress (1884-1955)
- Charles Emerson Beecher, American paleontologist (1856–1904)

## Similar surnames

Butcher, Boucher, Boettcher, Becher, Becker, Buscher, Buescher, Baker, Booker, Becerra, Bowser, Bucher.

## 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.