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Bean Genealogy & History

Bean is a patronymic Scottish name derived from the Gaelic given name "Beathan", meaning "life". However, also suggested is an English derivation either from Old English "bean", meaning "beans", or Middle English "bene", meaning "friendly". Bean family history includes Saint Bean, the founder of the bishopric of Mortlach in Banff (now Aberdeen) in the 11th century; his feast day is October 26. The MacBean motto in Gaelic is "Na bean don chat gun lamhainn", meaning "touch not the cat but a glove", warning enemies not to engage in battle. American Bean genealogy includes settlers in Maryland and Massachusetts in the 1630s.


Bean Birth Records

NameBirth DateDeath DateLocation
Aaron Bean-- --, 1940July 28,2005IL
B Dana Bean-- --, 1917February ,1985NH
C Frank Bean-- --, 1923November 9,1994PA
D Glen Bean-- --, 1916December ,1980UT

Bean Death Records

NameBirth DateDeath DateLocation
E C Bean-- --, 1930November 30,1995Morris,IL
F Harlan Bean-- --, 1921September 28,2002Perry,NY
G Jay Bean-- --, 1941January 16,2007Central City,IA
H Evon Bean-- --, 1920April 22,2000Gilbertsville,KY

Bean Marriage Records

NameSpouseMarriage DateLocation
Alec BeanLisa HortmanNovember 18,1995Wake, NC
Jack BeanDoris MatherSeptember 14,1942Wake, NC
Lawrence BeanAdline ChapinMay 5,1956Wake, NC
William BeanAngela EnglishAugust 16,1996Wake, NC

Most Common Surnames After Bean

751st: Kaiser752nd: Shepard
753rd: Rush754th: Farley
755th: Winter756th: Lowery
757th: Crosby758th: Joyce
759th: Rowland760th: Church

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