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Beguin Surname Meaning

French (also Béguin): from a diminutive of the ancient Germanic personal name Bego a short form of compound names based on the element beg from Latin beccus ‘beak bill’.

Nickname from beguin the name for a member of a medieval Christian male religious community (ultimately named after a priest called Lambert le Begue; see Begue) that followed a monastic rule without making perpetual vows and was quickly considered heretic;

by extension the term came to mean ‘sanctimonious person’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Beguin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Beguin family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Beguin families were found in Canada in 1911. In 1891 there were 3 Beguin families living in London. This was about 60% of all the recorded Beguin's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Beguin families in 1891.

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Between 1952 and 2003, in the United States, Beguin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for Beguin in 1952 was 28, and 72 in 2003.

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