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

The surname Bets (Russian: Бец) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bets? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 172,556th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,923,203 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Bets are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 278,605th most numerous given name on earth. It is borne by 855 people.

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

Bets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bets has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bets surname decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 53 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bets Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Bets surname are 15.49% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 62.26% registered to vote for 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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