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Beaver

in Virginia

There are 406 people with the last name "Beaver" in Virginia.

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Ranking in Virginia

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Beaver 2,011
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  1. is 2,007th most common Sigmon
  2. is 2,008th most common Costa
  3. is 2,009th most common Babb
  4. is 2,010th most common Heller
  5. is 2,011th most common Beaver
  6. is 2,012th most common Betts
  7. is 2,013th most common Crist
  8. is 2,014th most common Huggins
  9. is 2,015th most common Masters

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Beaver

John, David, William, James, Robert, Michael, Donald, Deborah, Douglas, Patricia

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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