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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 21 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 33 |
| Cheshire | 20 |
| Cornwall | 10 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 7 |
| Devon | 31 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 71 |
| Essex | 68 |
| Gloucestershire | 38 |
| Hampshire | 28 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 65 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 383 |
| Lancashire | 108 |
| Leicestershire | 0 |
| Lincolnshire | 166 |
| London | 509 |
| Middlesex | 67 |
| Northumberland | 41 |
| Norfolk | 125 |
| Northamptonshire | 20 |
| Nottinghamshire | 80 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 136 |
| Somerset | 27 |
| Surrey | 45 |
| Sussex | 129 |
| Staffordshire | 56 |
| Warwickshire | 17 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 916 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 11 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 622 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 111 |
| Labourer | 57 |
| Domestic Servant | 42 |
| General Servant | 33 |
| Dress Maker | 27 |
| Annuitant | 22 |
| Farm Servant | 22 |
| Servant | 19 |
| Blacksmith | 18 |
| Farm Labourer | 17 |
| Shoe Maker | 16 |
| Straw Plaiter | 14 |
| Gardener | 14 |
| Cook | 14 |
| House Maid | 13 |
| Dressmaker | 12 |
| Laundress | 12 |
| Butcher | 11 |
| Joiner | 9 |
| Grocer | 9 |
| Bricklayer | 9 |
| General Servant Domestic | 9 |
| House Keeper | 9 |
| Ag Labourer | 9 |
| 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.