Beater Surname

1,257,535th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Wales

Beater Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the beater,' a wool-beater, a fuller. 'To full cloth is to felt the wool together: this is done by severe beating and pounding'; v. Full (3), (Skeat).'Jacobus, the son of Joseph, was throwe there the Frenchthe pinacle of the temple, and after smet with a fuller's bat' (Capgrave's Chronicles, under date 30 A.

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Beater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa651:833,50355,653
England521:1,071,50151,923
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Wales41:773,63329,106
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China21:683,660,78330,601
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Beater (442) may also be a first name.

Beater Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the beater,' a wool-beater, a fuller. 'To full cloth is to felt the wool together: this is done by severe beating and pounding'; v. Full (3), (Skeat).'Jacobus, the son of Joseph, was throwe there the Frenchthe pinacle of the temple, and after smet with a fuller's bat' (Capgrave's Chronicles, under date 30 A.D.; v. Woolbeater). 'A beter, verbtrator, boatlalor' 1483 (Cath. Angl).

Hugh de Ferlington, batur, 28 Edward I: Freemen of York.

John le Betere, Wiltshire, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

William le Betere, Close Rolls 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John Batour, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1777. Married — James Baughan and Ann Beater: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Beater: woollen-beater, engaged on one of the processes in the manufacture of cloth.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Beater Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Beater Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Beater is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Beater? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,257,535th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 39,822,655 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Beater live; 36 percent live in Southern Africa and 36 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Beater is also the 407,699th most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 442 people.

This surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 833,503. In South Africa Beater is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 58 percent live and Gauteng, where 42 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Beater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Beater has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Beater surname declined 12 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 9 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Beater Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Beater surname is primarily Baptist (58%) in Ireland.

The amount Beater earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.92% less than the national average, earning R 206,940 per year and in United States they earn 22.05% more than the national average, earning $52,662 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beaster92252/
Beauter9258/
Beather921/
Beatter920/
Bater912,178/
Beter911,766/
Beate911,036/
Beatr913/
Beateatr861/
Beheater861/
Beautter861/
Beattere860/
Bester8339,575/
Beuter832,845/
Beyter832,610/
Better832,543/
Beiter832,271/
Baster832,250/
Bather831,047/
Batier83753/
Beatie83684/
Bayter83634/
Batter83624/
Veater83611/
Behate83515/
Bueter83509/
Baiter83453/
Bauter83392/
Bešter83387/
Batere83327/
Bether83291/
Beeter83232/
Boeter83142/
Beathe83130/
Beatte83128/
Bieter83114/
Betere83112/
Batger83102/
Beatey8385/
Bahter8365/
Beyate8364/
Betger8358/
Bhater8357/
Betier8353/
Beatre8351/
Beates8343/
Beteir8343/
Baeter8342/
Bataer8341/
Bajter8319/
Bateer8310/
Weater837/
Bazter836/
Bateir835/
Beaste834/
Betoer834/
Bateur833/
Beatea832/
Betaer832/
Beatee831/
Beiate831/
Bejate831/
Biater831/
Badter831/
Beeate831/
Batıer831/
Betear831/
Bezter831/
Beteer831/
Beteur831/
Behter830/
Ueater830/
Baater830/
Bate8032,464/
Bete8023,356/
Batr80255/
Betr8015/
Beatheard800/
Beattie7748,230/
Bechter771,568/
Beuster771,222/
Bhatter771,106/
Wheater77972/
Bettger77633/
Beister77585/
Batteur77551/
Bastert77530/
Battier77432/
Beuther77373/
Weather77361/
Baister77335/
Boether77333/
Beutter77329/
Bejster77285/
Beutier77277/
Bashter77267/
Boetger77248/
Bautier77242/
Bettere77220/
Beathea77149/
Bhaiter77136/
Beitter77114/
Bağater7782/
Bayster7781/
Baither7780/
Bestert7762/
Beyatte7760/
Beattey7758/
Beyster7758/
Bajster7756/
Beszter7748/
Besterd7746/
Bastere7744/
Bethere7742/
Bachter7740/
Beutert7738/
Bethier7737/
Buether7733/
Boweter7730/
Bhatere7722/
Beether7722/
Boetter7721/
Battert7721/
Behatır7721/
Beihate7720/
Beattes7718/
Buetter7718/
Biatere7717/
Basterd7715/
Weatter7715/
Bettier7715/
Bathier7715/
Baether7712/
Batther7712/
Beshter7711/
Beatieh7711/
Hbaiter7710/
Baetger7710/
Bathere778/
Batteer778/
Bujater778/
Besther777/
Bestter777/
Batheer777/
Betther776/
Hbeiter775/
Baitter775/
Bhather775/
Baitere775/
Beastey774/
Bahater773/
Bahtter773/
Beester773/
Battger773/
Bethger773/
Bastter773/
Beiteir772/
Bheyate772/
Beattre772/
Bauther772/
Byatere772/
Beitere772/
Beitier772/
Battere772/
Bayther772/
Bateire772/
Basther772/
Beasted771/
Basster771/
Beitoer771/
Beathey771/
Beattei771/
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Baitier771/
Bhetter771/
Bijater771/
Beteire771/
Betgeer771/
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Bettert771/
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Weatehr771/
Veather771/
Bauster771/
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Byoater771/
Beteere771/
Bettter771/
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Baitaer771/
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Basterz771/
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Beatire771/
Bestere771/
Beyiter771/
Beutoer771/
Bahther771/
Bahtier771/
Beathie770/
Beattee770/
Boieter770/
Beither770/
Betterz770/
Betherd770/
Buehter770/
Beattea770/
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Beathes770/
Biether770/
Bauhter770/
Bathert770/
Bautter770/
Biehter770/
Baiater770/
Bates73189,693/
Beaty7319,097/
Bhatr7311,744/
Water7311,690/
Bathe7310,602/
Batte739,431/
Batey738,861/
Baute737,438/
Vater737,272/
Bhate736,968/
Batir736,562/
Bethe736,019/
Baste735,547/
Beete735,295/
Biter735,208/
Batee734,868/
Veter734,859/
Bette733,647/
Beste733,643/
Baite733,359/
Batyr732,600/
Betre731,978/
Batie731,919/
Beati731,786/
Batet731,432/
Beute731,241/
Beata731,223/
Betea731,191/
Batre73964/
Betes73890/
Baete73873/
Bayte73628/
Biete73574/
Beteh73556/
Bateh73550/
Weter73472/
Batea73467/
Boete73385/
Buete73318/
Bhete73305/
Ueter73266/
Baate73262/
Beite73255/
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Batje73243/
Betge73214/
Betez73188/
Betie73186/
Bejte73149/
Batez73130/
Battr73117/
Bathr73114/
Betet73111/
Betee7391/
Betir7386/
Batge7371/
Beyte7360/
Betey7347/
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Beteu7340/
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Báter7323/
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Bestr7315/
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Basterre7126/
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Bechtear710/
Bechtehr710/
Vetter6749,269/
Beatty6743,302/
Bitter6711,726/
Vester677,523/
Wetter676,899/
Bethge674,031/
Vetere674,015/
Vatter673,540/
Battör672,697/
Beetge672,357/
Bister671,816/
Boyter671,655/
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Bhaite671,556/
Bouter671,440/
Bettes671,319/
Bettir671,301/
Watier671,279/
Buiter671,232/
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Bayate671,192/
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Bastet67938/
Vahter67760/
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Hueter67723/
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