Homestead by the stream
Beckem is a modern phonetic variant of the English surname Beckham. It is derived from the Old English elements 'bece', meaning stream, and 'ham', meaning homestead or village.
Less common today
Beckem isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,609 in 2013.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
