Betts Surname

10,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Betts 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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Betts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States26,5051:13,6751,701
England12,7851:4,358592
Sierra Leone5,2541:1,349251
Australia5,0751:5,319766
Canada2,6371:13,9732,062
New Zealand3891:11,6412,019
Wales3391:9,1281,007
South Africa3041:178,21619,593
Colombia1911:250,1265,399
Scotland1811:29,5793,083
Russia1601:900,76971,600
Mexico1171:1,060,90813,559
Ireland1101:42,8093,288
Northern Ireland1081:17,0842,229
Singapore731:75,4483,146
France561:1,186,120124,657
Malta541:7,968513
Israel541:158,47516,422
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Falkland Islands321:9811
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Jersey141:7,0861,520
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Zimbabwe131:1,187,55768,998
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Panama121:326,0227,351
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
India51:153,413,076951,030
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Barbados41:71,8621,737
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Gambia31:641,150991
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China21:683,660,78330,601
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belize11:355,4743,977
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1041:42,5953,814
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6,3051:3,866547
Wales681:23,0651,326
Scotland241:155,9676,425
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9111:8,4961,097

Betts (279) may also be a first name.

Betts 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

Bett’s (Son) Bett's Son v. Bett.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nickname for Bertram and for Bartholemew (q.v.).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English, German) Descendant of Beatrice (one who blesses); descendant of Bezzo, a pet ‘form of names beginning with Baer (bear), Bercht (shining, or famous), or Bad (fight).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(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

Betts Last Name Facts

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

Betts (Russian: Бетц) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Betts.

How Common Is The Last Name Betts? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,243rd most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 132,660 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Betts reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 531,524th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 279 people.

The surname Betts is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 26,505 people, or 1 in 13,675. In The United States Betts is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, Illinois, where 5 percent are found and Michigan, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 89 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Sierra Leone, where 10 percent are found.

Betts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Betts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Betts surname increased 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 499 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 754 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 106 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Betts Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Betts last name is primarily Catholic (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Betts surname are 13.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.8% being registered with the party.

The amount Betts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.16% more than the national average, earning R 525,564 per year; in Colombia they earn 19.49% less than the national average, earning $18,278,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.47% less than the national average, earning $40,790 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.4% more than the national average, earning $50,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beatts9172/
Bettts915/
Beetts912/
Bethts911/
Bett8969,684/
Bets892,493/
Beattes8318/
Bettsch831/
D'Betts831/
Beettes830/
Beets805,308/
Bette803,647/
Beats80968/
Bitts80329/
Beatt80299/
Biets80273/
Beyts80155/
Betse80100/
Beths8061/
Bezts8031/
Wetts8029/
Vetts8021/
Bestt8018/
Beitt8014/
Bettz8010/
Betsh807/
Bhett805/
Beett803/
Betss802/
Beits802/
Biett802/
Bytts801/
Hbets801/
Bests801/
Betcs801/
Betht801/
Betzs801/
Beutt801/
Beuts801/
Bettt801/
Bhets801/
Bedtt800/
Bettsova771/
Bettsová771/
Bet758,747/
Bes755,967/
Betsch732,482/
Beites73717/
Beatse73238/
Beatte73128/
Bieths73102/
Betshe7391/
Beetse7381/
Beydts7365/
Beates7343/
Whetts7322/
Beytes7315/
Beidts7312/
Vietts7310/
Bhette735/
Beuttz734/
Weatts734/
H'Bett732/
Bethte732/
Beitsh732/
Beette731/
Bheitt731/
Betsth731/
Bettch731/
Betthe731/
Bettze731/
Bethse731/
Beedts731/
Buytts731/
Bestte731/
Beitte730/
Buitts730/
Bechtt730/
Betchs730/
Boitts730/
Veitts730/
Best67110,527/
Betz6739,091/
Bete6723,356/
Beit6716,785/
Bess6715,374/
Beas6710,233/
Beth677,866/
Bies675,461/
Beis674,081/
Biet674,020/
Bese672,568/
Bees672,565/
Bits671,769/
Beus671,760/
Beat671,656/
Vets671,560/
Besh671,470/
Beet671,169/
Byts671,074/
Beys67665/
Bitt67645/
Wets67546/
Bietsch67453/
Beyt67435/
Besz67367/
Vett67288/
Beitsch67219/
Behs67180/
Betsche6795/
Beut6773/
Beetsch6754/
Betsova6747/
Beatsch6746/
Veittes6735/
Bhes6732/
Bettche6730/
Besr6728/
Besd6720/
Bhet6719/
Beht6713/
Bhetshe6712/
Betd679/
Besp676/
Bejs676/
Beutsch675/
Besstte675/
Bezt674/
Bget674/
Beds673/
Hbet673/
Beïs672/
Bexs672/
Besj672/
Bejt672/
Bytt671/
D'Bette671/
Baittse671/
Betc671/
Wheatts671/
Beatteh671/
Baittes671/
Wettsjø671/
Bätt671/
Bečs671/
Bittsch671/
Bedt671/
Betp671/
Buheets671/
Bechtte670/
Beistte670/
Beathes670/
Beystte670/
Beststh670/

Betts Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Betts in the Russian language
Бетцbetc-

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