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Beaver

in Iowa

There are 262 people with the last name "Beaver" in Iowa.

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Ranking in Iowa

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Beaver 1,179
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  1. is 1,175th most common Oleson
  2. is 1,176th most common Stiles
  3. is 1,177th most common Whitehead
  4. is 1,178th most common Abbas
  5. is 1,179th most common Beaver
  6. is 1,180th most common Cleveland
  7. is 1,181st most common Dodge
  8. is 1,182nd most common Hurst
  9. is 1,183rd most common Milligan

Similar Names and Nicknames

Beavers, Beaven, Beaverson, Beavin, Beever, Beavor, Beavan, Beavis, Beavens, Beavert

Most Common First Names for Beaver

Richard, Robert, Daniel, Ronald, Brad, Ryan, Andrew, Beverly, Bobby, Connie

Meaning & History

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places in France called Beauvoir, for example in Manche, Somme, and Seine-Maritime, or from Belvoir in Leicestershire. All of these are named with Old French beu, bel ‘fair’, ‘lovely’ + veïr, voir ‘to see’, i.e. a place with a fine view.

English: nickname from Middle English bevere, Old English beofor ‘beaver’, possibly referring to a hard worker, or from some other fancied resemblance to the animal. The existence of patronymic forms such as Beaverson suggest that this may also have been a personal name.

Probably a translation of cognates of 2 in other languages, in particular Dutch Bever and German Bieber.

Possibly a variant of Welsh Bevan.

FOREBEARS George Beaver, a Huguenot from Alsace, came to Philadelphia, PA, in 1744.

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