Originally Beaumont were Old French terms of ‘beu’ and ‘mont’ which referred to a lovely or pleasant hill. With the French in England during the Norman invasion of 1066, the Beaumont name developed in Dorset and Gloucestershire. Various forms of the spelling for Beaumont include Beumond, Bellemont, Beaumount, Beamond, Beamonde, Beaumond, Beumond and Bewmont. In England the Beaumont surname became very popular but the greatest concentration is in Yorkshire and Lancashire counties. The Scottish counties of Midlothian, Fife and Lanarkshire have the higher percent of Beaumont families. In America the earliest Beaumont settlers were in Maryland and Connecticut colonies. by the 20th century many Beaumont families lived in New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, California, New Jersey, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. Famous: Charles Beaumont (20th century writer from USA), Hugh Beaumont (movie and television actor), Anthony Beaumont (musical conductor and violinist), Scott Beaumont (a professional mountain bike racer from England), Matt Beaumont (novelist from England), Ginger Beaumont (professional baseball player), Harry Beaumont (movie film director) and Christopher Beaumont (an artist from Australia).