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Beaver

in Pennsylvania

There are 1,490 people with the last name "Beaver" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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Beaver 686
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  1. is 682nd most common Davenport
  2. is 683rd most common Hurst
  3. is 684th most common Madden
  4. is 685th most common Shah
  5. is 686th most common Beaver
  6. is 687th most common Pollock
  7. is 688th most common Abbott
  8. is 689th most common Mcclure
  9. is 690th most common Horvath

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Beaver

William, Robert, James, Charles, John, Donald, Michael, Thomas, David, Mark

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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