Show ContentsBeaudet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Beaudet is a local type of surname; it is derived from the local geography near where the original bearer lived or held land. Old records show the name Beaudet was derived from the Old French word bad, which meant "open." The original bearer, therefore, lived in open land. The verb "badar" is from the "Occitan" dialect of Old French, found in the southeast of France.

Early Origins of the Beaudet family

The surname Beaudet was first found in Provence, where this distinguished family have been seated since very early times.

Early History of the Beaudet family

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Beaudet Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Badet, Baddet, Baddett, Baddette, Badette, Badett, Badeig and many more.

Early Notables of the Beaudet family

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Beaudet World Ranking

In the United States, the name Beaudet is the 15,585th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Beaudet is ranked the 371st most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Beaudet is the 2,622nd popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Beaudet family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: M. Badin who settled in New Orleans in 1822 at the age of 22.


Contemporary Notables of the name Beaudet (post 1700) +

  • Nelson Beaudet, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Gardner, Massachusetts, 1939 4
  • Matthew Beaudet, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008 4
  • Albert E. Beaudet, American Republican politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State Senate 19th District, 1938 4
  • Pascal Beaudet (1956-2022), French politician, member of the French Communist Party (PCF), Mayor of Aubervilliers from 2003 to 2008 and again from 2014 to 2016


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
  3. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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