# Beveridge (surname)

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

A surname from Middle English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,095 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,408 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 99,756 people |
| Change since 2000 | -2.2% (3,166 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Berridge, Beverage |

## Etymology

From Middle English beverage, probably a nickname or an occupational surname.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Beveridge 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) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Beveridge in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Beveridge

- William Beveridge, British economist and social reformer (1879-1963)
- Albert J. Beveridge, American historian and politician (1862–1927)
- John Lourie Beveridge, American politician (1824-1910)

## Similar surnames

Beverage, Buford, Bufford, Bouffard, Beauford, Byford.

## 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.