Beecher is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Beecher
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France
Meaning: From Beau chere meaning fine entertainment or from the beech-wood

How popular is Beecher?

Beecher is common in United States.

Beecher is ranked 50076 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Beechers grew by 9.244495 per cent to 5755 since 2000 and ranked 5978 after elevating 35 spots. The last name was found in around 20 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.16 88.4
Black 6.86 6.61
Hispanic or Latino 3.02 2.18
Others 1.42 0.78
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.96 1.37
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0.66
Beecher is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 9486 people have been found who wears Beecher as their family name. Beecher is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,010 Nicaragua7
8,411 Costa Rica4
46,068 Philippines3
40,064 Nigeria2
18,625 Japan2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
172,258 Germany1
277,603 France1
897,276 Russia1
25,746 Finland1
10,683 Cyprus1
1,542 Andorra1
14,618 Guyana1
50,549 Georgia1
1,254 Gibraltar1
16,640 Hong Kong1
17,575 Kuwait1
7,292 Vietnam1
28,365 Kenya1
56,169 Mexico1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
5,916 Mozambique1
118,015 Netherlands1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,040 Scotland39
23,443 Norway26
18,889 New Zealand26
84,957 Spain15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
50,444 Argentina90
56,973 South Africa73
4,057 Panama65
Countries with hundreds of Beecher:
7,770 England871
650 Jamaica553
9,571 Australia293
2,190 Ireland213
4,859 Chile207
2,488 Wales158
23,421 Canada149
Countries with thousands of Beecher:
5,864 United States6,671
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ellen Beecher was 55 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on October 6, 1850. She lived in Ireland where she worked as immigrant and took Isaac Webb from Liverpool. Workman Robert Beecher, John Beecher, aged 28, Rodger Beecher, aged 25, Workman John Beecher, are other Beecher that migrated to US.

Beecher Namesakes

  • Janet Beecher, Actress
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe, Author
  • Henry Ward Beecher, Minister
  • Lyman Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe's father
  • Franny Beecher, Music performer
  • Bonnie Beecher, Actress
  • Janet Beecher, Actress
  • Edward Beecher, Lyman Beecher's son
  • Charles Beecher, Composer

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