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 224
Cotton Weaver 22
Agricultural Labourer 18
Domestic Servant 16
Dress Maker 11
General Labourer 11
General Servant Domestic 9
Living On Her Own Means 9
Living On Own Means 9
General Servant 8
Coal Miner 8
General Domestic Servant 7
Woollen Weaver 7
General Laborer 6
Labourer 6
House Keeper 6
Tailoress 6
Laundress 5
Blacksmith 5
Farmer 5
Collier 4
Farm Labourer 4
Railway Porter 4
Labourer Print Works 4
Wood Man 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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