Beamish

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Beaumais, in Normandy. The village in County Durham shares the same etymology. === Proper noun === Beamish (countable and uncountable, plural Beamishes) A surname from Norman. A village in Urpeth parish, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2253). ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Beamish is the 28333rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 843 individuals. Beamish is most common among White (92.41%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beamish”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 119.