Beacon Family History
Beacon Name Meaning
English (mainly Kent): either from a Middle English female personal name Bekin a pet form of Beatrice or a habitational name from one or other of the places described by or with names deriving from Middle English beken ‘beacon signal’ (Old English bēacun) for example Beacon Hill in Bishopstone (Sussex) or Beacon End in Stanway (Essex).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022