Beff Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 3
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 8
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 2
Hampshire 1
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 5
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 9
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 3
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 7
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 1

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Beff Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Beff family

Profession Census Frequency
Silk Piecer 4
Builder 1
Carpenter 1
Boats Man 1
Weaver Journeyman 1
Weavers Apprentice 1
Baker 1
Shoe Maker 1
Spinner 1
Wheelwright 1
Independent 1
J Tailor 1
Nurce 1
Mason 1
Agricultural Labourer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Beff

Name Census Frequency
John Beff 43
Thomas Beff 36
Mary Beff 34
William Beff 33
Elizabeth Beff 24
Sarah Beff 20
Samuel Beff 19
Hannah Beff 18
James Beff 15
Emily Beff 12
Charles Beff 11
Harriet Beff 11
George Beff 9
Alfred Beff 8
Eliza Beff 8
Harriett Beff 8
Alice Beff 7
Emma Beff 7
Lucy Beff 7
Richard Beff 7
Frances Beff 6
Jane Beff 6
Ada Beff 5
Henry Beff 5
Jessie Beff 5

Beff Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Buff 75% 954
2 Boff 75% 915
3 Beff 100% 521
4 Baff 75% 135
5 Boffee 50% 112

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The surname Beff is the 3rd most popular variant of Buff.

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