Beaver Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Beaver Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Beaver family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 242
General Labourer 26
Agricultural Labourer 20
Coal Miner 19
Labourer 18
Domestic Servant 16
Cotton Weaver 15
Dress Maker 10
Farm Labourer 10
General Servant 10
Laundress 9
Shepherd 8
House Keeper 7
Brick Layer 6
Worsted Weaver 6
Tailoress 5
Clogger 5
Cotton Operative 5
General Servant Domestic 5
Stone Mason 5
Woodman 5
Grocer 4
Baker 4
File Cutter 4
Worsted Spinner 4

Beaver Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Beaver 100% 9,409
2 Beever 83% 4,656
3 Beevor 67% 1,499
4 Bever 83% 614
5 Bover 67% 395
6 Baver 83% 200
7 Beavor 83% 179

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The surname Beaver is the most popular version of all its varients

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