Beese
English
Etymology
Two main origins:
- An English or Welsh surname, perhaps a variant of Biss.
- Borrowed from German Beese, from Middle Low German bēse (“reed, bulrush”).
Proper noun
Beese (plural Beeses)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beese is the 39052nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 564 individuals. Beese is most common among White (93.44%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beese”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN