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There are approximately 4,982 people named Beadle in the UK. That makes it the 2,109th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 79 are named Beadle.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Status Name

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The Beadle surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A name of office; a messenger or crier of a court; an officer belonging to a university or parish.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

BEADLE. BEADELL. A well-known office. In Domesd, we have, among the greater tenants. Godwin Bedellus, and "Bedellus quidam Regis," a certain beadle, apparitor, or messenger of the King. Le Bedel is very common in H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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