Beau Family History
Beau Name Meaning
French: nickname for a handsome man (perhaps also ironically for an
ugly one), from Old French beu, bel ‘fair’, ‘lovely’
(Late Latin bellus). See also Bel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Beau
Name Distribution of Beau Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Beau families
 5 - 8  2 - 4 |
 1  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Beau families
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6 - 10 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Beau last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Beau census records
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Beau Family Origin
Beau Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Beau
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Beau Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Beau census records
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Beau Civil War Service Records
Message Board about Beau
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| Thread | Author | Replies | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEAU |  | joanspc1 | 0 |
| BEAU | | joanspc1 | 0 |
| le beau | | rimatthews | 1 |
| Beau of Ogdensburg, NY and Canada | | jwanegar | 2 |
| John Beau d 1754 | | sihrman | 0 |
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