Beau Family History
Beau Name Meaning
French: nickname for a handsome man (perhaps also ironically for an
ugly one), from Old French beu, bel ‘fair’, ‘lovely’
(Late Latin bellus). See also Bel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Beau
Name Distribution of Beau Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Beau families
 6 - 10  3 - 5 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Beau last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Beau census records
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Beau Family Origin
Beau Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Beau Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Beau census records
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Military Service by Beau
Message Board about Beau
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| Thread | Author | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAU |  | joanspc1 | 0 |
| BEAU | | joanspc1 | 0 |
| le beau | | rimatthews | 1 |
| Beau of Ogdensburg, NY and Canada | | jwanegar | 2 |
| John Beau d 1754 | | sihrman | 0 |
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