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Beeston Family History

Beeston Surname Meaning

English:: habitational name from any of the many places in England so called. Those in Nottinghamshire, Norfolk, and Yorkshire were settlements where bent grass grew (Old English bēos ‘rough grass’ + Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’).

In Bedfordshire it probably denoted a settlement on a bend (Old English byge + genitive singular -es + tūn). The hamlet stands on a marked bend of the river Yvel.

In Cheshire it is named from a rock below which trading took place (Old English byge ‘commerce’ + Old English stān ‘stone’). The reference is to a prominent crag where the remains of Beeston Castle stand.

Compare Beaston and Beeson. Occasionally a topographic name for someone who lived in that part of a village known in Middle English as bi este toun ‘(place) at the east (end) of the village’.

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


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You can see how Beeston families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Beeston family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Beeston families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 174 Beeston families living in Staffordshire. This was about 19% of all the recorded Beeston's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Beeston families in 1891.
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What did your Beeston ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Beeston. 7% of Beeston men worked as a General Labourer and 71% of Beeston women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Beeston were Incapacitated and Domestic Servant.

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

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    7%
  • Farmer
    7%
  • Builders Labourer
    7%
  • Incapacitated
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    71%
  • Housewife
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Domestic Servant
    3%

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What is the average Beeston lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2002, in the United States, Beeston life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1976. The average life expectancy for Beeston in 1963 was 84, and 84 in 2002.

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