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possibly a colloquial pronunciation of Beauchamp or Beecham. Old French Beau- often appears as Be(e)- Bea- and Bay- in English surnames. The -ch- has been voiced and an excrescent -t has been added. Compare John Beauchamp 1700 Mary Baigeant 1784 in IGI (Chobham Surrey); Aaron Baigent 1703 Sarah Beecham 1738 in IGI (Guildford Surrey); Samuel Beecham 1725 John Baijent 1772 in IGI (Gillingham Kent).perhaps the French name Beaujean Flemish Beaujan(t) Bejean from Old French bel Jehan ‘handsome John’ + excrescent -t. It could have been introduced to England in the 15th or 16th century by Flemish migrants.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
