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.
Discover how your Bean ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 40 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 2 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 33 |
| Cheshire | 67 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 24 |
| Devon | 29 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 131 |
| Essex | 141 |
| Gloucestershire | 14 |
| Hampshire | 34 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 78 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 500 |
| Lancashire | 177 |
| Leicestershire | 14 |
| Lincolnshire | 213 |
| London | 682 |
| Middlesex | 92 |
| Northumberland | 68 |
| Norfolk | 260 |
| Northamptonshire | 105 |
| Nottinghamshire | 108 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 92 |
| Somerset | 32 |
| Surrey | 80 |
| Sussex | 209 |
| Staffordshire | 37 |
| Warwickshire | 38 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 35 |
| Yorkshire | 1,323 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 28 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 16 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 71 |
| General Labourer | 43 |
| Dress Maker | 39 |
| General Servant Domestic | 32 |
| Farmer | 32 |
| Cook Domestic | 27 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 26 |
| Bricklayer | 23 |
| Scholar | 22 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 15 |
| Blacksmith | 14 |
| Domestic Servant | 14 |
| Carpenter | 13 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 13 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 13 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| House Maid Domestic | 11 |
| Railway Porter | 11 |
| Tailor | 11 |
| Charwoman | 10 |
| Commercial Clerk | 10 |
| Servant Domestic | 10 |
| Gardener Domestic | 10 |
| None | 10 |
| Farm Labourer | 10 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bean | 1,881 |
| Mary Bean | 1,871 |
| John Bean | 1,554 |
| George Bean | 1,202 |
| Elizabeth Bean | 1,170 |
| Sarah Bean | 957 |
| Thomas Bean | 944 |
| James Bean | 812 |
| Charles Bean | 703 |
| Ann Bean | 644 |
| Robert Bean | 590 |
| Henry Bean | 556 |
| Jane Bean | 541 |
| Joseph Bean | 421 |
| Emma Bean | 419 |
| Annie Bean | 411 |
| Alice Bean | 404 |
| Eliza Bean | 402 |
| Frederick Bean | 391 |
| Emily Bean | 354 |
| Edward Bean | 345 |
| Alfred Bean | 343 |
| Hannah Bean | 337 |
| Ellen Bean | 316 |
| Arthur Bean | 297 |
| 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 |
The surname Bean is the 2nd most popular variant of Bone.