Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
BECK
As described in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BECK. BECKE. Teutonic hecc. A rivulet or small stream, in various dialects of England. Bee in Normandy gave name to a baronial race, and a Flemish family of Bee, wholly unconnected with them, held Eresby and other manors at the time of the Domesd. survey. Gent. Mag., Jan., 1832.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English