Beach Family History

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a stream, Middle English beche, Old English bece, a byform of bæce. Compare Bach 3. English: topographic name for someone who lived by a beech tree or beech wood, from Middle English beche ‘beech tree’ (Old English bece). Perhaps also an Americanized form of German Bisch.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press