Beach Family History

Beach Surname Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English beche ‘beech-tree’ (Old English bēce) or Middle English beche ‘stream’ (Old English bæce). Middle English beche may be from Old English bēce ‘beech’ or bæce ‘stream’ and without further evidence it is impossible to distinguish these in Middle English.

Americanized form of Alsatian and German Bitsch: habitational name from Bitche (German Bitsch) in Alsace and Lorraine at the foot of the northern slope of the Vosges.

Americanized form of German (mainly Hesse) Bitsch: unexplained.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bach, Bench, Leach, Brach, Beachy, Reach, Peach, Leath, Belch, Besch

331K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
67K	Military Records
16K	Immigration Records
236K	Census and Voter Lists
925K	Member Trees

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Where is the Beach family from?

You can see how Beach families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Beach family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Beach families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 286 Beach families living in Ontario. This was about 57% of all the recorded Beach's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Beach families in 1911.

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What did your Beach ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Beach. 43% of Beach men worked as a Farmer and 22% of Beach women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Beach were Laborer and Nurse.

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Farmer

43%

Labourer

14%

Clerk

Laborer

Stenographer

22%

Student

16%

Farmer

14%

Nurse

11%

What Beach family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 236K census records available for the last name Beach. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Beach census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 16K immigration records available for the last name Beach. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 67K military records available for the last name Beach. For the veterans among your Beach ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Beach lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Beach life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Beach in 1944 was 45, and 75 in 2004.

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Beach Surname Meaning

Americanized form of Alsatian and German Bitsch: habitational name from Bitche (German Bitsch) in Alsace and Lorraine at the foot of the northern slope of the Vosges.

Americanized form of German (mainly Hesse) Bitsch: unexplained.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Beach family from?

What did your Beach ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

43%

Labourer

14%

Clerk

Laborer

Stenographer

22%

Student

16%

Farmer

14%

Nurse

11%

What Beach family records will you find?

What is the average Beach lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Beach life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Beach in 1944 was 45, and 75 in 2004.

Beach Family History

Beach Surname Meaning

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Beach Surname Meaning

1 million record(s) for Beach

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Where is the Beach family from?

What did your Beach ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1921

Top Female Occupations In 1921

What Beach family records will you find?

Census Record

Passenger List

Military Records

You've only scratched the surface of Beach family history

What is the average Beach lifespan?

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in the Beach family tree

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