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UK surname

Beauchamp

A locational surname referring to someone from any of several places in France named Beauchamp, meaning "beautiful field."

In the 1881 census there were 1,013 people recorded with the Beauchamp surname, ranking it #3,867 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 1,363, ranked #4,422, down from #3,867 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Chertsey and Ealing, Chiswick. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Stratford-on-Avon, Vale of White Horse and Wiltshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Beauchamp is 1,473 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 34.6%.

1881 census count

1,013

Ranked #3,867

Modern count

1,363

2016, ranked #4,422

Peak year

1999

1,473 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Beauchamp had 1,013 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #3,867 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 1,363 in 2016, ranked #4,422.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 1,429 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Beauchamp surname distribution map

The map shows where the Beauchamp surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Beauchamp surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Beauchamp over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 541 #4,662
1861 historical 597 #4,436
1881 historical 1,013 #3,867
1891 historical 1,154 #3,699
1901 historical 1,391 #3,616
1911 historical 1,429 #3,382
1997 modern 1,403 #4,135
1998 modern 1,446 #4,179
1999 modern 1,473 #4,148
2000 modern 1,428 #4,224
2001 modern 1,414 #4,185
2002 modern 1,416 #4,255
2003 modern 1,375 #4,287
2004 modern 1,363 #4,322
2005 modern 1,335 #4,343
2006 modern 1,328 #4,375
2007 modern 1,347 #4,360
2008 modern 1,343 #4,397
2009 modern 1,372 #4,396
2010 modern 1,399 #4,404
2011 modern 1,395 #4,368
2012 modern 1,390 #4,329
2013 modern 1,392 #4,397
2014 modern 1,404 #4,386
2015 modern 1,395 #4,363
2016 modern 1,363 #4,422

Geography

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Where Beauchamps are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Chertsey, Ealing, Chiswick and West Tytherley, East Tytherley, West Dean, East and West Buckholt (incl. Crown Farm), Broughton, Bos. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Stratford-on-Avon, Vale of White Horse, Wiltshire, Derbyshire Dales and Tewkesbury. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 1
2 Chertsey Surrey
3 Ealing, Chiswick Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
4 London parishes London 3
5 West Tytherley, East Tytherley, West Dean, East and West Buckholt (incl. Crown Farm), Broughton, Bos Hampshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Stratford-on-Avon 015 Stratford-on-Avon
2 Vale of White Horse 003 Vale of White Horse
3 Wiltshire 062 Wiltshire
4 Derbyshire Dales 002 Derbyshire Dales
5 Tewkesbury 002 Tewkesbury

Forenames

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First names often paired with Beauchamp

These lists show first names that appear often with the Beauchamp surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Beauchamp

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Beauchamp, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Beauchamp surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Beauchamp household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs

Within London, Beauchamp is most associated with areas classed as Terraced and Semi-Detached Suburbs, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly concentrated in suburban areas, these terraced and semi-detached developments are less overcrowded than the Supergroup average, and resident households are more likely to own two or more cars. There are fewer residents aged 25-44, and a larger share of residents employed in administrative and secretarial occupations. Residents are more likely to have been born in the UK, less likely to have been born in the EU or Africa, and much less likely to self-identify as Bangladeshi.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Beauchamp is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Beauchamp falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Beauchamp is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Beauchamp, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Beauchamp

The surname Beauchamp originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French words "beau" meaning beautiful and "champ" meaning field or countryside. The name likely referred to someone who lived in or came from a beautiful rural area.

The earliest known record of the name Beauchamp appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, a manuscript record of landholders in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name is listed as "de Bello Campo" which was the Norman French version of the surname.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Hugh de Beauchamp, a Norman nobleman who lived in the late 11th century. He was granted lands in Bedfordshire, England after the Norman Conquest.

In the 13th century, there are records of a William de Beauchamp who served as a knight and held lands in Warwickshire. He had a son named Guy de Beauchamp who was the 10th Earl of Warwick, an influential title during the medieval period.

Richard Beauchamp, the 13th Earl of Warwick, was a prominent military leader during the Hundred Years' War in the 15th century. He fought alongside King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.

Another notable bearer of the name was Cardinal Thomas Beauchamp, a 16th-century English Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Winchester and played a role in the establishment of the Church of England under King Henry VIII.

During the 17th century, the surname Beauchamp was also found in various spellings such as Beacham, Beachamp, and Beecham. One example is the poet John Beaucham who was born in 1615 and is known for his work "The Maid's Tragedy."

As the name spread across different regions, it evolved into various localized spellings and variations, reflecting the linguistic and cultural influences of those areas. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained rooted in the Old French words for "beautiful countryside."

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Beauchamp families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Beauchamp surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 285 Beauchamps recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.86x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 285 2.86x
Surrey 196 4.04x
Wiltshire 100 11.36x
Hampshire 82 4.02x
Warwickshire 61 2.43x
Somerset 53 3.31x
Kent 34 1.00x
Berkshire 31 4.15x
Oxfordshire 29 4.72x
Worcestershire 21 1.62x
Yorkshire 16 0.16x
Essex 15 0.76x
Hertfordshire 14 2.04x
Gloucestershire 13 0.67x
Cornwall 12 1.07x
Sussex 11 0.66x
Cheshire 8 0.36x
Buckinghamshire 7 1.16x
Channel Islands 6 2.04x
Durham 4 0.14x
Northamptonshire 4 0.43x
Caernarfonshire 3 0.75x
Midlothian 3 0.23x
Norfolk 3 0.20x
Nottinghamshire 2 0.15x
Royal Navy 2 1.69x
Staffordshire 2 0.06x
Cambridgeshire 1 0.16x
Glamorgan 1 0.06x
Shropshire 1 0.12x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Egham in Surrey leads with 31 Beauchamps recorded in 1881 and an index of 104.17x.

Place Total Index
Egham 31 104.17x
Kensington London 27 4.88x
Kingston On Thames 27 23.18x
Hackney London 26 4.66x
Whiteparish 24 640.00x
Chertsey 22 70.22x
Battersea 19 5.19x
Lambeth 19 2.19x
Shoreditch London 19 4.41x
Bethnal Green London 18 4.16x
Ealing 18 20.24x
St Marylebone London 18 3.39x
Sunbury 18 150.63x
Aston 17 2.46x
Coventry St Michael 17 21.09x
Camberwell 16 2.52x
Whichford 15 1086.96x
Hammersmith London 13 5.30x
West Dean 13 1214.95x
Downton 12 104.17x
Hampton Wick London 12 164.61x
Isleworth 12 27.12x
Epsom 11 46.55x
Frome 11 28.71x
Islington London 11 1.14x
Broughton 10 324.68x
Guildford St Nicholas 10 116.69x
Heston 10 30.27x
Midsomer Norton 9 59.64x
Orcheston St George 9 1363.64x
Reading St Giles 9 12.28x
Romsey Extra 9 74.20x
Salisbury St Martin 9 98.25x
Stratton On The Fosse 9 957.45x
Bermondsey 8 2.70x
Coventry Holy Trinity 8 10.68x
Damerham 8 380.95x
Gwennap 8 37.65x
Hurst 8 81.88x
Oxford St Giles 8 27.29x
St George Hanover Square 8 4.56x
Wells St Cuthbert Out 8 62.02x
West Ham 8 1.84x
Woolwich 8 6.38x
Birkenhead 7 4.00x
Chelsea London 7 2.33x
Ensham 7 220.13x
Grafton Flyford 7 897.44x
Hale 7 1372.55x
Holy Trinity 7 2.95x
Hornsey 7 5.56x
Newington 7 1.90x
Sibertswold 7 391.06x
Titchfield 7 45.54x
Bishopthorpe 6 315.79x
Clapham 6 4.82x
Edmonton 6 7.48x
Hemel Hempstead 6 19.42x
Lower Swell 6 431.65x
Newbury 6 25.08x
Paddington London 6 1.64x
St Pancras London 6 0.75x
Teddington London 6 26.62x
Twickenham 6 14.06x
Woodford 6 400.00x
Erith 5 14.95x
Holdenhurst 5 9.35x
Hove 5 6.79x
Landford 5 555.56x
North Charford 5 1428.57x
Northington 5 462.96x
Shepperton 5 113.90x
St Luke London 5 3.13x
West Dean 5 1219.51x
Bromley 4 7.73x
Great Missenden 4 53.98x
Horningsham 4 144.40x
Rowde 4 98.52x
Walkern 4 138.89x
Wandsworth 4 4.18x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Beauchamp surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Beauchamp surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
George 53
William 47
John 40
James 26
Henry 25
Thomas 25
Charles 23
Edward 20
Alfred 19
Arthur 12
Joseph 12
Albert 11
Frank 11
Frederick 11
Robert 10
Walter 9
Richard 6
Ernest 5
Harry 5
Samuel 5
Benjamin 4
Francis 4
Herbert 3
Alexander 2
David 2
Edmund 2
Edwin 2
Fred 2
Frederic 2
Geo. 2
Jesse 2
Leonard 2
Mark 2
Ralph 2
Reginald 2
Reuben 2
Sydney 2
Thos. 2
Wm. 2
Bertram 1
Burty 1
Dudly 1
Duki 1
E.B. 1
Earl 1
Earnest 1
Edgar 1
Geofrey 1
Gilbert 1
Wm.Hy. 1

FAQ

Beauchamp surname: questions and answers

How common was the Beauchamp surname in 1881?

In 1881, 1,013 people were recorded with the Beauchamp surname. That placed it at #3,867 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Beauchamp surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 1,363 in 2016. That gives Beauchamp a modern rank of #4,422.

What does the Beauchamp surname mean?

A locational surname referring to someone from any of several places in France named Beauchamp, meaning "beautiful field."

What does the Beauchamp map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Beauchamp bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.