Beef History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

Early Origins of the Beef family

The surname Beef was first found in Périgord, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Dordogne and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Beef family

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Beef Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boeuf, Boeuffart, Boeuffard, Leboeuf, Beef, Coraboeuf, Couraboeuf, Ecorcheboeuf, Escorcheboeuf, Poimboeuf, Sansboeuf, Samboeuf, Sangleboeuf, Tourneboeuf, Toucheboeuf, Tueboeuf, Tuboeuf, Tournebulle, Tubeuf, Boeufart and many more.

Early Notables of the Beef family

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Beef migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Beef Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Beef, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1839 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)