Beekman

Beekman is a Dutch toponymic surname, literally translating as "creek man".[1] Variant forms are Beeckman and Beekmans. The Estonian poet Vladimir Beekman's family originally carried the name Peekmann.[2] People with the surname include:

Prominent descendants of the Beekman family originally of Overijssel, Netherlands:[3]

Sabina Beekman Forbes born 1947, wife of Publisher and former US Presidential Candidate, Malcolm “Steve” Forbes

All named after descendants of Willem Beekman: