Beekman is a Dutch

toponymic surname A toponymic surname or topographic surname is a surname derived from a place name.

, literally translating as "creek man". Variant forms are '' Beeckman'' and ''Beekmans''. The Estonian poet Vladimir Beekman's family originally carried the name ''Peekmann''. People with the surname include:

People

Beekman family of New York

Prominent descendants of the Beekman family originally of

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, Netherlands:William Benford Aitken
Distinguished Families in America, Descended from Wilhelmus Beekman and Jan Thomasse Van Dyke
Knickerbocker Press, 1912 * Wilhelmus Beekman (1623-1707), Treasurer of the Dutch West India Company, Governor of Delaware and Pennsylvania, 1653/58-1663 **

Gerardus Beekman Gerardus Willemse Beekman (c. August 1653 – October 10, 1723) was a wealthy physician, land owner, and colonial governor of the Province of New York. Early life He was christened August 17, 1653 at Corlaer's Hook Plantation, New York, the seco ...

(1653–1723), colonel, surgeon, Governor of the Province of New York

Other people with the surname

Aimée Beekman Aimée Beekman ( Malla; born 20 April 1933) is an Estonian writer noted in her country for several books said to present realistic depictions of modern life. Amongst her works is ''Valikuvõimalus'' or ''An Opportunity for Choice'', which involves ...

(born 1933), Estonian writer, wife of Vladimir * Allan Beekman (1913–2001), American reporter and author * Anton Albert Beekman (1854–1947), Dutch geographer * Augustus A. Beekman (1923-2008), New York City fire commissioner *

Cornelius C. Beekman Cornelius C. Beekman (January 27, 1828February 22, 1915) was a Wells-Fargo Express agent and banker in Jacksonville, Oregon, United States. He is the namesake of the Cornelius C. Beekman House and the Beekman Native Plant Arboretum. Early life B ...

(1828–1915), American banker in Jacksonville, Oregon * (1919–2010), Dutch World War II resistance fighter, husband of Yolande *

Josh Beekman Josh Beekman (born June 30, 1983) is the current American football offensive line coach with Concord University and a former guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played High School football in his hometown of Amsterdam, New York. He pl ...

(born 1983), American football player and coach *

Marcel Beekman Marcel Beekman (born 3 September 1969) is a Dutch operatic tenor currently based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Born in Zwolle, Beekman sang as a boy soprano A boy soprano (British and especially North American English) or boy treble (only Br ...

(born 1969), Dutch tenor *

Vladimir Beekman Vladimir Beekman (23 August 1929 – 3 October 2009) was an Estonian writer, poet and translator. Early life and education After completing his primary education, he attended the Tallinn University of Technology and graduated in 1953 with a degre ...

(1929–2009), Estonian writer, poet and translator, husband of Aimée * Yolande Beekman (1911–1944), World War II heroine, wife of Jaap ;Beekmans * Gerard Beekmans (born 1979), Dutch programmer *

Paul Beekmans Paul Beekmans (born 3 January 1982) is a Dutch football manager and former player who mainly played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently assistant manager of Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch. Club career He formerly played for FC Den Bo ...

(born 1982), Dutch footballer

Given name

* Beekman Du Barry (1828–1901), United States Army Brigadier General * Beekman V. Hoffman (1789–1834), United States Navy officer *

Beekman Winthrop Beekman Winthrop (September 18, 1874 – November 10, 1940) was an American lawyer, government official and banker. He served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1904 to 1907, as assistant secretary of the Treasury in 1907–1909, and assistant se ...

(1874–1940), American Governor of Puerto Rico 1909–13 *

Garry Beekman Trudeau Garretson Beekman Trudeau (born July 21, 1948) is an American cartoonist, best known for creating the ''Doonesbury'' comic strip. Trudeau is also the creator and executive producer of the Amazon Studios political comedy series ''Alpha House''. ...

(born 1948), American cartoonist *

Henry Beekman Livingston Henry Beekman Livingston Jr. (October 13, 1748 – February 29, 1828) has been proposed as being the uncredited author of the poem ''A Visit from St. Nicholas'', more popularly known (after its first line) as ''The Night Before Christmas''. Cre ...

(1748–1828), American poet

Places and buildings

All named after descendants of Willem Beekman: * Beekman, New York, a town in Dutchess County named after Hendrick Beekman (1652-1716), son of Willem **

Beekman Fire District Beekman is a town in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is part of the Poughkeepsie– Newburgh– Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York– Newark–Bridgeport, NY- NJ- CT- PA Combined Statistica ...

Beekman Park Beekman Park is a small local park in the census-designated place of Amenia, part of Dutchess County, New York. It is located on U.S. Route 44 and is visible off New York State Route 22 and New York State Route 343. In 1974, the land upon which ...

* Beekman Corners, New York, community now part of Sharon, New York * Beekmantown, New York, a town in Clinton County, New York *

Beekman Place (Manhattan) Beekman Place is a small street located in the Turtle Bay neighborhood on the East Side of Manhattan, New York City. Running from north to south for two blocks, the street is situated between the eastern end of 51st Street and Mitchell Place, ...

, street that was the site of the Beekman family mansion, Mount Pleasant *

The Beekman 8 Spruce Street, previously known as the Beekman Tower and New York by Gehry, is a 76-story skyscraper designed by architect Frank Gehry on Spruce Street in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. 8 Spruce Street is one of the tal ...

, previously known as Beekman Tower, a skyscraper designed by

Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry, , FAIA (; ; born ) is a Canadian-born American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become world-renowned attractions. His works are considered ...

, New York *

Beekman (Panhellenic) Tower The Beekman Tower, also known as the Panhellenic Tower, is a 26-story Art Deco skyscraper situated at the corner of First Avenue and East 49th Street in Midtown Manhattan, in New York City. The building was constructed between 1927 and 1928 to ...

, skyscraper designed by John Mead Howels (constructed 1927–29), New York *

Beekman Downtown Hospital NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital is a nonprofit, acute care, teaching hospital in New York City and is the only hospital in Lower Manhattan south of Greenwich Village. It is part of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System and one ...

or Lower Manhattan Hospital, New York *

Beekman Peninsula The Beekman Peninsula is located on southern Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It's an arm of the larger Hall Peninsula. Beekman Peninsula juts into the Labrador Sea The Labrador Sea (French: ''mer du Labrador'', Danish: ''Labrad ...

of Baffin Island, named after James W. Beekman, of New York * Beekman Native Plant Arboretum, in Oregon, named after Cornelius C. Beekman

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