Beck Name Meaning: Meanings include a stream or a nickname. The name derives from the Old Norse word bekkr, meaning stream. There are numerous places in northern France named with Old Norman French 'bec' stream. Lastly the name could derive from 'beke' beak (of a bird) it is most likely a nickname for someone with a prominent nose
First recorded in the Domesday book.
Discover how your Beck ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 41 |
| Buckinghamshire | 17 |
| Berkshire | 66 |
| Cambridgeshire | 30 |
| Channel Islands | 20 |
| Cheshire | 178 |
| Cornwall | 14 |
| Cumberland | 213 |
| Derbyshire | 151 |
| Devon | 88 |
| Dorset | 89 |
| Durham | 373 |
| Essex | 245 |
| Gloucestershire | 60 |
| Hampshire | 267 |
| Herefordshire | 13 |
| Hertfordshire | 66 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 27 |
| Isle of Man | 17 |
| Kent | 142 |
| Lancashire | 787 |
| Leicestershire | 305 |
| Lincolnshire | 190 |
| London | 1,102 |
| Middlesex | 228 |
| Northumberland | 162 |
| Norfolk | 409 |
| Northamptonshire | 48 |
| Nottinghamshire | 125 |
| Oxfordshire | 74 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 27 |
| Shropshire | 5 |
| Suffolk | 73 |
| Somerset | 100 |
| Surrey | 150 |
| Sussex | 282 |
| Staffordshire | 245 |
| Warwickshire | 418 |
| Westmorland | 104 |
| Wiltshire | 41 |
| Worcestershire | 152 |
| Yorkshire | 1,052 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 7 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 14 |
| Glamorgan | 115 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 39 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 749 |
| Private Means | 74 |
| General Labourer | 74 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 54 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 49 |
| Farm Labourer | 47 |
| Labourer | 40 |
| Dressmaker | 39 |
| Farmer | 32 |
| None | 29 |
| Shop Assistant | 28 |
| At Home | 27 |
| Clerk | 27 |
| Blacksmith | 26 |
| General Servant Domestic | 25 |
| Scholar | 25 |
| Domestic Servant | 22 |
| House Keeper | 21 |
| Charwoman | 20 |
| School Boy | 19 |
| Domestic | 18 |
| Housekeeper | 18 |
| Laundress | 18 |
| Railway Clerk | 17 |
| Bricklayer | 16 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Beck | 2,855 |
| Mary Beck | 2,671 |
| John Beck | 2,446 |
| Elizabeth Beck | 1,781 |
| George Beck | 1,485 |
| Sarah Beck | 1,378 |
| Thomas Beck | 1,372 |
| James Beck | 1,370 |
| Ann Beck | 971 |
| Charles Beck | 869 |
| Joseph Beck | 862 |
| Jane Beck | 860 |
| Henry Beck | 723 |
| Robert Beck | 627 |
| Alice Beck | 615 |
| Eliza Beck | 552 |
| Annie Beck | 544 |
| Ellen Beck | 508 |
| Hannah Beck | 507 |
| Emma Beck | 493 |
| Frederick Beck | 493 |
| Margaret Beck | 467 |
| Edward Beck | 422 |
| Alfred Beck | 421 |
| Emily Beck | 398 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buck | 75% | 48,284 |
| 2 | Beck | 100% | 42,261 |
| 3 | Beech | 60% | 30,271 |
| 4 | Back | 75% | 13,958 |
| 5 | Bick | 75% | 5,210 |
| 6 | Bock | 75% | 1,439 |
| 7 | Bucke | 60% | 728 |
| 8 | Bech | 75% | 507 |
| 9 | Backe | 60% | 468 |
| 10 | Beeck | 80% | 437 |
| 11 | Beack | 80% | 396 |
| 12 | Buick | 60% | 147 |
| 13 | Becke | 80% | 108 |
The surname Beck is the 2nd most popular variant of Buck.