Bets Surname

172,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Bets Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Beatrice,' from the nick. Bete or Bet; v. Beaton and Beatson. No connexion with Elizabeth. Both the nick, and the diminutive occur together in Piers Plowman: 'And bade Bette cut a bough, And beat Betoun therewith.

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Bets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,2101:37,6225,434
Russia7301:197,42921,790
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Netherlands761:222,20029,701
France711:935,531107,040
Belgium631:182,48624,456
Moldova471:75,7749,893
Latvia421:48,8117,408
Transnistria351:13,5632,609
Kazakhstan271:654,90744,542
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Belarus111:863,73365,346
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England81:6,964,757184,742
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2231:225,19619,055

Bets (855) may also be a first name.

Bets Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Beatrice,' from the nick. Bete or Bet; v. Beaton and Beatson. No connexion with Elizabeth. Both the nick, and the diminutive occur together in Piers Plowman: 'And bade Bette cut a bough, And beat Betoun therewith.'

Betissa Browne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Beteson, 1379: ibid.

Gilbertus Bet, 1379: ibid.

William Beteson, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

1581. Frances Bettes, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1590. John Betts, Kent, ibid.

1696. Buried — Betson: St. Mary Aldermary.

1743. Married — Thomas Bett and Sarah Frimley: St. George, Hanover Square.

1770. — Stephen Smith and Ann Bettes: ibid.

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

(Latin.) A contraction of the Latin Beatus, happy.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

One of the principal stocks of the old and characteristic Norfolk name of Betts included the family that possessed, in the 15th and 16th centuries, the manors of Hastings Hall and Whitefoot in Irmingland (Bl.). This name is also well represented in Lincolnshire, where it usually takes the form of Bett; it is also present, though less numerous, in the other east coast counties of Suffolk and Kent.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bets Last Name Facts

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

Bets (Russian: Бец) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bets? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 172,556th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,923,203 people. The last name Bets is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Bets reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. Bets is also the 278,605th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 855 people.

The last name Bets is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 1,210 people, or 1 in 37,622. In Ukraine Bets is primarily found in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 11 percent live, Chernihiv Oblast, where 11 percent live and Kiev, where 11 percent live. Aside from Ukraine this surname exists in 35 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Bets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bets has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bets surname is chiefly Orthodox (96%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Bets surname are 15.49% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 62.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Bets earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $44,713 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $54,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Betts8954,934/
Beets895,308/
Beats89968/
Biets89273/
Beyts89155/
Betse89100/
Beths8961/
Bezts8931/
Betsh897/
Betss892/
Beits892/
Hbets891/
Bests891/
Betcs891/
Betzs891/
Beuts891/
Bhets891/
Bet868,747/
Bes865,967/
Betsch802,482/
Beites80717/
Beatse80238/
Bieths80102/
Betshe8091/
Beetse8081/
Beatts8072/
Beydts8065/
Beates8043/
Beytes8015/
Beidts8012/
Bettts805/
Beetts802/
Beitsh802/
Bethts801/
Betsth801/
Bethse801/
Beedts801/
Betchs800/
Best75110,527/
Bett7569,684/
Betz7539,091/
Bete7523,356/
Beit7516,785/
Bess7515,374/
Beas7510,233/
Beth757,866/
Bies755,461/
Beis754,081/
Biet754,020/
Bese752,568/
Bees752,565/
Bits751,769/
Beus751,760/
Beat751,656/
Vets751,560/
Besh751,470/
Beet751,169/
Byts751,074/
Beys75665/
Wets75546/
Beyt75435/
Besz75367/
Behs75180/
Beut7573/
Bhes7532/
Besr7528/
Besd7520/
Bhet7519/
Beht7513/
Betd759/
Besp756/
Bejs756/
Bezt754/
Bget754/
Beds753/
Hbet753/
Beïs752/
Bexs752/
Besj752/
Bejt752/
Betc751/
Bečs751/
Bedt751/
Betp751/
Bietsch73453/
Beitsch73219/
Betsche7395/
Beetsch7354/
Betsova7347/
Beatsch7346/
Beattes7318/
Bhetshe7312/
Beutsch735/
Bettsch731/
D'Betts731/
Buheets731/
Beettes730/
Beathes730/
Beststh730/
Be67172,234/
Besse6722,844/
Becht676,099/
Bethe676,019/
Beete675,295/
Beese674,932/
Beetz674,692/
Beitz674,231/
Besch673,669/
Bette673,647/
Beste673,643/
Viets672,226/
Beuth672,002/
Beath671,598/
Bietz671,325/
Beith671,244/
Bieth671,121/
Beise671,060/
Beate671,036/
Weets67938/
Beatz67812/
Weyts67782/
Veits67535/
Betch67462/
Bedse67446/
Beshe67384/
Behse67370/
Bitts67329/
Biess67323/
Weits67312/
Bhete67305/
Beatt67299/
Beeth67278/
Beads67262/
Beite67255/
Boyts67248/
Weuts67218/
Beutz67213/
Besci67205/
Beish67198/
Vetås67190/
Bayts67188/
Besst67187/
Beest67184/
Bhese67172/
Beyst67167/
Baits67162/
Beyse67160/
Berzs67143/
Bease67139/
Veyts67139/
Hbeis67127/
Beiss67126/
Bitse6790/
Wiets6785/
Boits6782/
Beyss6779/
Beudt6766/
Beyte6760/
Beeds6759/
Vuets6755/
Veats6750/
Biehs6749/
Biesz6747/
Beyhs6745/
Wetse6745/
Håbet6738/
Besht6737/
Beezs6730/
Bytse6730/
Wetts6729/
Beyth6723/
Beuss6722/
Betze6722/
Beist6722/
Vetts6721/
Beash6720/
Weths6720/
Bestt6718/
Bhesh6717/
Byots6717/
Beitt6714/
Bescz6714/
Behtz6713/
Behsh6713/
Wetås6712/
Vetse6711/
Biths6711/
Beihs6711/
Bezte6710/
Bettz6710/
Vedts6710/
Håbetsås678/
Hbeit678/
Wests677/
Bheth677/
Beysh677/
Beesh677/
Vetsh676/
Beijs676/
Beszt676/
Beast675/
Bhett675/
Bhget675/
Bheet675/
Bechs675/
Bejås675/
Weats674/
Vests674/
Behtc674/
Betci674/
Betce673/
Beush673/
Beett673/
Ueyts672/
H'Bet672/
Bheut672/
Bhies672/
Biesh672/
Biots672/
Bestz672/
Wetsh672/
Bitsh672/
Biett672/
Bedds671/
Buits671/
Bytts671/
Behyt671/
Beass671/
Bed's671/
Beess671/
Beetx671/
Bhees671/
Bhest671/
Bhits671/
Bieds671/
Bists671/
Beđet671/
Bethh671/
Betht671/
Bettsova671/
Beutt671/
Whets671/
Beusz671/
Beahs671/
Vetcs671/
Bedst671/
Bøget671/
Bìete671/
Bessh671/
Besså671/
Bettsová671/
Beïte671/
Bheds671/
Bheis671/
Bhess671/
Bitcs671/
Bitsz671/
Beesz671/
Bettt671/
Wetss671/
Beesr671/
Besxz671/
Hbeet671/
Beadt670/
Bieht670/
Beids670/
Veets670/
Huets670/
Beejs670/
Bedtt670/
Beasd670/
Bedtz670/
Beutd670/

Bets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bets in the Russian language
Бецbec-

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