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Bean Family History
Bean Genealogy & Family TreeBean is a Scottish name from Aberdeen, Scotland. It comes from the Gaelic beathan which means "life." Alternately, it may come from the Scottish McBain which means "son of the fair lad." The earliest known ancestor--Ailwardus Bene--was recorded in 1166. The family motto is Touch not the catt bot a targe which means "Touch not the cat without a shield."
Other spellings include "Beane," "Beyn," "Bene," "Beine," "Beyne," "Been," "Beaine," "Bayn," "Bane," "Baine," "Bayne," and "McBain." Notable people with the surname include American NASA astronaut Alan Lavern Bean, American golfer Thomas Andrew Bean, and English actor Sean Bean (The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, GoldenEye, Game of Thrones). The first Bean to come to America was Ralph Bean in Maryland in 1633.
Bean Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- M. Lissie Bean -- --, 1895 December 0, 1968 Texas
- Marshall Bean -- --, 1927 March 3, 2001 Kentucky
- Seth Bean -- --, 1815 December 0, 1900 New York
- Clarice Leone Bean Bean -- --, 1907 October 18, 1997 Minnesota
- Eliza Jane Bean -- --, 1822 January 24, 1890 New Hampshire
Bean Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Marion Bean -- --, 1867 November 9, 1954 Tennessee
- John Kale Bean -- --, 1860 Texas
- James Buchanan Bean -- --, 1917 August 0, 1942 Oklahoma
- John Henry Bean -- --, 1870 November 12, 1961 Arkansas
- Elizabeth R. Bean -- --, 1827 November 5, 1914 New Hampshire
