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Beveridge
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Origin Of The Surname Beveridge
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Meaning Of The Surname Beveridge
One Who Drinks To
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Interesting
Facts About
Beveridge
Beveridge is thought to be a surname of French origins, and would have been brought to Britain by Normans invading from France. It comes from the Old French ‘beivre’ meaning ‘to drink to’. Toasting a drink was a customary way to seal a deal in medieval times and Beveridge may have been given as a nickname to a person who habitually did this. Nicknames were a convenient way to distinguish people and because of this many people’s nicknames became hereditary surnames. |
Beveridge Statistics
Beveridge is the number 1308 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 7,944 share the surname Beveridge in the UK.
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