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Beach en · PROPN

Etymology

English surname reflecting multiple origins, including the nouns beach and beech, and Americanized from the German surname Bisch.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A surname.
   • “The commissioner does not affect the numbers,’’ Beach said. “They don’t collect the data. They don’t massage the data. They don’t organize it.” 2025 August 13, Christopher Rugaber and Josh Boak, “Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs and inflation data faces shower of criticism”, in AP News, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2025:
2. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname from English
3. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname from English ▸ A surname from landforms
4. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname from German
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A hamlet in Bitton parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref ST7070).
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Ware County, Georgia.
7. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Webster County, Missouri.
8. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A small city, the county seat of Golden Valley County, North Dakota.
9. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community on Lummi Island, Whatcom County, Washington.

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