English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from
various places in northern France: Beaumais-sur-Dire in Calvados,
Beaumetz in Somme, or any of three places called Beaumetz in
Pas-de-Calais. They are named in Old French as beu ‘fair’,
‘lovely’ + més ‘dwelling’. Compare Mas. A place
called Beamish in County Durham is an Anglo-Norman French place name
of the same origin, first mentioned in the 13th century; it is
possible that in some cases the surname is from this place.Americanized spelling of German Behmisch or
Böhmisch, ethnic names for someone from Bohemia (see
Bohm).
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