Bean Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bean Name Meaning: Occupational name for 'Grower' or 'seller' of beans.Secondly from the old English word 'Bene',given as a nickname for a pleasant person. 'Bene' meaning friendly,kind or amiable.

The first recorded spelling is that of 'Ailwardus Bene',dated 1166.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bean Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bean family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 364
Agricultural Labourer 110
House Servant 46
Labourer 45
Farm Labourer 45
Servant 26
Dress Maker 25
Annuitant 19
Gardener 18
Laundress 17
Tailor 16
Farm Servant 16
General Servant 16
Errand Boy 15
At Home 15
Scholar At Home 14
Pauper 12
Straw Plaiter 11
House Keeper 11
Cook 11
Son 10
Butcher 9
Shoe Maker 9
Ag Lab 9
Painter 8

Bean Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bone 25% 35,360
2 Bean 100% 29,324
3 Boon 50% 19,944
4 Bain 50% 8,550
5 Bane 50% 3,623
6 Boone 40% 2,921
7 Baine 40% 1,789
8 Aubin 20% 1,603
9 Beane 80% 1,345
10 Bona 25% 745
11 Been 75% 656
12 Ben 75% 611
13 Bun 50% 483
14 Ban 75% 417
15 Bune 25% 389
16 Bene 50% 375
17 Bine 25% 280
18 Boan 75% 262
19 Bon 50% 193
20 Eabon 40% 183
21 Boune 40% 173
22 Abon 25% 158
23 Baun 50% 145
24 Boun 50% 138
25 Buen 50% 128
26 Bin 50% 115
27 Oben 50% 105
28 Bein 75% 101

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The surname Bean is the 2nd most popular variant of Bone.

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