What We Know About the Beardslee Surname

Beardslee? Think of it as Beardsley with a different pen. The family name meaning is “Clearing of Beornheard”, the same as for Beardsley.

• The 2010 US Census counted 1,095 people named Beardslee, ranking it number 23,268 among American surnames.
• Other spellings include Bardsley.
• The two spellings differ in a small detail: Beardslee has “e” where Beardsley has “y”.

Heraldry and the Beardslee name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Beardslee, so the heraldry linked to Beardsley is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Beardslee surname pack.