Betagh Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Betagh Surname Definition:

BEATAGH: Mr. D'Alton considers the family settled in co. Meath, in the XIV. century, to have been of Danish origin.

Betagh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Betagh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BEATAGH: Mr. D'Alton considers the family settled in co. Meath, in the XIV. century, to have been of Danish origin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Betagh Last Name Facts

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

Betagh is most common in Ireland. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Betagh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Betagh occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Betagh live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Betagh is most frequent in Ireland, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,354,470. In Ireland Betagh is mostly found in: Connaught, where 50 percent live and Munster, where 50 percent live. Aside from Ireland this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Betagh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Betagh has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Betagh last name fell 87 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Betagh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Betagh surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beytagh9268/
Betag9133/
Bettag83496/
Beteag8347/
Batagh838/
Betagg831/
Botagh830/
Beisstagh801/
Bhatagh774/
Betaikh771/
Bottagh771/
Bethagg770/
Beathag770/
Batag73679/
Betak73358/
Bitag7356/
Betac739/
Botag736/
Betog732/
Vetag731/
Betagova711/
Bethague711/
Battaugh710/
Westaugh710/
Bettac67448/
Beštak67146/
Bittag67104/
Betake6740/
Betack6736/
Bestak6729/
Bhatag6728/
Bestog6727/
Batakh6714/
Betaux6713/
Bietak677/
Betaks676/
Vetakh673/
Behtak673/
Bhetak672/
Baatag671/
Battag671/
Bataug671/
Westag671/
Boetak671/
Bestac671/
Beytac671/
Wettag670/
Weitag670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Betagh
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