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Etymology of Beerman

What does the name Beerman mean?

The Anglo-Saxon name Beerman comes from when the family resided in Devon, where they took their name from one of the many places named Bear, Beare, Beara, etc., found in that county. The surname is likely to be derived from the Old English word bearu, which means grove. Several early instances of that name are in the form le beare, or the bear, from the Old English bera. 1

"A gentleman in Kent, some years since, rejoiced in the Christian and sur-(or rather un-Christian and sur-ly)names of Savage Bear (English Sum.) Although I do not recollect any other instance of this name in modern English, the nomenclature of many European countries, both personal and local, abounds with it in various forms." 2

Early Origins of the Beerman family

The surname Beerman was first found in Devon where there are two places on the banks of Tamar called Beer-Alston and Beer-Ferris. In Dorset, place names include Beer-Hacket and Beer-Regis. 2 The earliest reference of the name was in Devon where it was listed as Bera in the Domesday Book 3

"Two places on the banks of the Tamar, in co. Devon, are called Beer-Alston and Beer-Ferris, while two others in Dorsetshire bear the names of Beer-Hacket and Beer-Regis." 2

In nearby Cornwall, another early listing of the family was found in the parish of St. Ervan. "Treravel, an ancient gentleman's seat, belonged in the days of Hals to George Bere or Beare, gentleman, who married Lanyon. This is now a farm house, the property of John Hicks, Esq." 4 The barton of Brynn, in the parish of Withiel, Cornwall was formerly a seat of the family of Beare, from whom it passed some time ago.

Early English rolls provide us a glimpse of the spelling variations used through Medieval times. Today we typically need to look beyond the spellings of these entries and concentrate on on a phonetic appreciation of the names. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 included: Robert le Ber, Kent; Adam le Bere, Cambridgeshire; Clement le Bere, Oxfordshire; Walter le Bere, Oxfordshire; Lucy de la Bere, Devon; Elyas dela Byare, Devon; John de la Byare, Devon; and Reginald de Bere, Devon. 5

In Somerset, John de Bere and Robert atte Bere were listed there 1 Edward III (during the first year of King Edward III's reign.) 6

Early History of the Beerman family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beerman research. Another 171 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1207, 1354, 1355, 1493, 1524, 1534, 1614, 1634, 1680, 1684, 1713 and 1799 are included under the topic Early Beerman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Beerman Spelling Variations

The English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Beerman has been recorded under many different variations, including Beare, Bear, Beer, Bere, Beares, Bears, Beers and many more.

Early Notables of the Beerman family

Richard de la Bere, High Sheriff of Herefordshire in 1354 and 1355. Richard Bere (d. 1524), was Abbot of Glastonbury and was installed in 1493 as the election of Thomas Wasyn having been quashed by the Bishop of Bath and Wells. "He was a great builder. Leland tells us that he built the greater part of...
Another 55 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Beerman Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Beerman Ranking

the United States, the name Beerman is the 18,344th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 7

Beerman migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Beerman or a variant listed above:

Beerman Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johannis Beerman, who arrived in New York in 1715 8
Beerman Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Henry Beerman, who landed in America in 1811 8
  • Thomas Beerman, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 8
  • Christ Beerman, who arrived in America in 1847 8
  • Abe Beerman, who arrived in Texas in 1850 8
  • Theodor Beerman, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1854 8

Contemporary Notables of the name Beerman (post 1700) +

  • Arthur Beerman, American co-founder of Elder-Beerman Stores Corp.; he later branched out to form Beerman Stores in 1945
  • Leonard I. Beerman (1921-2014), American Reform rabbi
  • Miriam Beerman (b. 1923), American painter and printmaker from Providence, Rhode Island
  • Leon A. Beerman, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New York State Senate 5th District, 1954 9
  • Coert Beerman (b. 1955), Dutch businessman and politician
  • Albert Christiaan Wilhelm Beerman (1901-1967), Dutch politician
USS Arizona
  • Mr. Henry Carl Beerman, American Carpenter's Mate Third Class from Washington, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 10
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  7. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  8. 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)
  9. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  10. Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html

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