Most probably an Americanized form of French Bibeau, or an
altered form of a Middle English and Old French nickname for a heavy
drinker, beivrebout, from Old French beivre ‘to drink’ +
bo(u)t ‘wine cask’. Compare Beavin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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