Bei Family History

Bei Surname Meaning

Italian (Bèi): regional variant of Belli. The name is found especially in Perugia province.

Chinese: Mandarin form of the surname 貝 meaning ‘cowrie’ or ‘shell’ in Chinese: (i) from the placename Bei Qiu (貝丘) originally a fief (located in Hebei province) in the state of Jin during the Spring and Autumn period (770–476 BC).

(ii) simplified form of Bei (郥) the name of an ancient state (located in Shandong province).

Chinese: Mandarin and Cantonese form of the surname 秘 (also pronounced as Bi or Mi in Mandarin in some local regions).

See Bi.

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

Similar surnames: Wei, Mei, Ben, Bai, Fei, Bein, Pei, Bel, Bedi, Bey

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Where is the Bei family from?

You can see how Bei families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bei family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Bei families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there was 1 Bei family living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded Bei's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Bei families in 1891.

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What did your Bei ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Saleslady were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bei. 100% of Bei men worked as a Laborer and 100% of Bei women worked as a Saleslady.

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Passenger List

There are 499 immigration records available for the last name Bei. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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What is the average Bei lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Bei life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Bei in 1963 was 68, and 69 in 2004.

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Bei Surname Meaning

Italian (Bèi): regional variant of Belli. The name is found especially in Perugia province.

(ii) simplified form of Bei (郥) the name of an ancient state (located in Shandong province).

Chinese: Mandarin and Cantonese form of the surname 秘 (also pronounced as Bi or Mi in Mandarin in some local regions).

See Bi.

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

Where is the Bei family from?

What did your Bei ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Saleslady were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bei. 100% of Bei men worked as a Laborer and 100% of Bei women worked as a Saleslady.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Laborer

100%

Saleslady

100%

What Bei family records will you find?

What is the average Bei lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Bei life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2001, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Bei in 1963 was 68, and 69 in 2004.

Bei Family History

Bei Surname Meaning

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Bei Surname Meaning

213,000 record(s) for Bei

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Where is the Bei family from?

What did your Bei ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Bei lifespan?

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