Given name & surname
Beaumont
“from the beautiful mountain”
Beaumont is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “from the beautiful mountain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “from the beautiful mountain.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
Built from Old French bel (“beautiful”) + mont (“mountain”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1968. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Beaumont through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 359
- 359 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 50
- #2,609 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +58%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 50 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,609 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 57.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Utah had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 246 as a first name in 2020; 4,682 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Beaumont’s family of names
In English usage, Beaumont has a diminutive in Bo. In English usage, Beaumont as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Belmont. Beaumont has a related form in Beaumonte.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Beaumont
- Beaumont NewhallAmerican curator, art historian, writer and photographer (1908–1993)
- Beaumont AsquithEnglish footballer (1910-1977)
- Beaumont JarrettEnglish footballer (1855-1905)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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