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Where did the English Beck family come from? What is the English Beck family crest and coat of arms? When did the Beck family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Beck family history?

Beck is a name of ancient Norman origin. It arrived in England with the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Beck family lived in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. The name, however, derives from the Old Norse word bekkr, meaning stream. The term beck which refers to a running stream is quite common in the north of England. The names of several towns in northern France were based on variants of this word.

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Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Beck, Becke, Bech, Beche and others.

First found in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, where they had been granted lands by King William after the Norman Conquest in 1066.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beck research. Another 185 words(13 lines of text) covering the years 1279, 1282, 1293, 1330, 1341, 1343, and 1347 are included under the topic Early Beck History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 42 words(3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Beck Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Beck family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 158 words(11 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Beck or a variant listed above:

Beck Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Alexander Beck, who landed in Boston, Mass in 1634
  • Pieter Cornelisse Beck, who landed in New York in 1660
  • Dorothy Beck, who arrived in Maryland in 1678
  • Francis Beck, who landed in Maryland in 1678
  • James Beck, who arrived in Maryland in 1678


Beck Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Sarah Beck, who arrived in Virginia in 1702
  • Simon Beck, who landed in New York in 1709
  • Andreas Frid Beck, who arrived in New York in 1709
  • Thobias Beck, who landed in New York in 1709
  • Adreas Friderich Beck, who landed in New York, NY in 1710


Beck Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Johan Andreas Beck, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803
  • Margt Beck, aged 24, landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1804
  • Josuas Beck, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805
  • John G Beck, who landed in Philadelphia, Pa in 1806
  • Jacob F Beck, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pa in 1806


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  • Aaron Temkin Beck (b. 1921), American psychiatrist, professor of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, known as the father of cognitive therapy
  • Dave Beck (1894-1993), American labor leader, president of the Teamsters (1952-1957)
  • Kimberly Beck (b. 1956), American actress, with over sixty television and film roles to her credit
  • Helen Harriet Beck (1904-1979), original name of Sally Rand, the burlesque dancer and actress, most noted for her ostrich feather fan dance and balloon bubble dance
  • Claude Schaeffer Beck (1894-1971), American cardiac surgeon who invented the defibrillator
  • Robert Nason Beck (1928-2008), American scientist and a pioneer in the field of nuclear medicine
  • Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (b. 1944), English rock guitarist ranked 14th in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"
  • Christian Daniel Beck (1757-1832), German philologist, historian, theologian and antiquarian
  • Ludwig Beck (1880-1944), German General, Chief of Staff of the German armed forces (1935-38), who committed suicide following his role in the unsuccessful attempt on Hitler's life
  • Sir Adam Beck (1857-1925), Canadian politician and hydro-electricity advocate, who made Ontario one of the first places in the world to benefit from hydro-electric power

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  • The Anton and Rosina Koenig Beck Family and Their Descendants 1844-1979 by Lillie Beck Wasserman.
  • The Beck-Reinemer Family Tree by Mrs. Clarence Beck.
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  1. Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
  2. Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
  3. Marcharn, Frederick George. A Constitutional History of Modern England 1485 to the Present. London: Harper and Brothers, 1960. Print.
  4. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  5. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  6. Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
  7. Hanks, Hodges, Mills and Room. The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. Print. (ISBN 0-19-860561-7).
  8. Best, Hugh. Debrett's Texas Peerage. New York: Coward-McCann, 1983. Print. (ISBN 069811244X).
  9. Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of England and Wales. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1971. Print.
  10. Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
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