John Beck was born on 5 January 1832, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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English: topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, from northern Middle English bekke ‘stream’ (Old Norse bekkr).
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places in northern France named Bec, for example Bec Hellouin in Eure, named with Old Norman French bec ‘stream’, from the same Old Norse root as in 1 above.
English: from the Middle English personal name Becke (Old English Becca or Beocca), of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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