20 Beyoncé Facts Only a Real Beyhive Member Would Know

Beyoncé's name is a tribute to Tina Knowles's maiden name of Beyincé. Through Tina, Beyoncé is of Louisiana Creole descent with African, Native American, French, and Irish ancestry. She is the 21st-century descendant of Joseph Broussard (also known as Beausoleil), who was a leader of the Acadian people in the mid-1700s and is considered a hero of the British resistance and French and Indian War.