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Beaver

in Massachusetts

There are 137 people with the last name "Beaver" in Massachusetts.

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Beaver 5,169
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  1. is 5,165th most common Ackley
  2. is 5,166th most common Alba
  3. is 5,167th most common Argueta
  4. is 5,168th most common Babb
  5. is 5,169th most common Beaver
  6. is 5,170th most common Bergen
  7. is 5,171st most common Borowski
  8. is 5,172nd most common Brazeau
  9. is 5,173rd most common Butera

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Beaver

John, David, Brian, Brook, Donald, Michael, Thomas, Alisa, Andrew, Benjamin

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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