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Beatty
Origin
Meaning	Diminutive of Bartholomew (patronymic); "one who held land on condition of supplying food to those billeted on him by the chief"; "public victualler"
Region of origin	Scottish borders, Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)	Bate, Beattie, Beaty, Beatey, Betagh, Betty, MacCaffrey, McCaffrey, MacVitty, MacWatty, MacWattie, Watson
	Frequency Comparisons

Beatty is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin. In some cases from Bartholomew, which was often shortened to Bate or Baty. Male descendants were then often called Beatty, or similar derivations like Beattie or Beatey. The name Beatty or Beattie, others think, arose in Ireland from Betagh, a surname meaning hospitaller.

A majority of people named Beatty or Beattie in Ireland are the descendants of Scots who came over to Ulster in the seventeenth century. Beattie is common in counties Antrim and Down, whilst Beatty is more common in counties Armagh and Tyrone. In Fermanagh in 1962, Beatty was the fifteenth most common name and was recorded as synonymous with the names Betty and MacCaffrey (or McCaffrey).

Etymology

It is most likely that the name derives from Mac a'Bhiadhtaigh, from biadhtach, "one who held land on condition of supplying food (biad) to those billeted on him by the chief". In the rest of Ireland, the name Biadhtach (Betagh; "public victualler") was changed to Beatty or Beattie. In Scotland, the Beatties were a reiver clan in the Langholm area of Eskdale. George MacDonald Fraser has written about the reiving clans in "The Steel Bonnets: The Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers".

An Irish origin of the name Beattie is supported specifically by the Irish-specific marker S169 which is most common in Leinster, Ireland, but also "found in Scotland, especially among men with the surnames of Beattie and Ferguson".^[2]

Notable people

Notable people with the surname include:

Alfred Chester Beatty (1875-1968), collector of Chinese and Japanese art
Andrew Beatty (born 1980), Northern Irish journalist and editor
Beatty (Fahrenheit 451), fictional character from the novel Fahrenheit 451
Bob Beatty, American football coach
Bruce W. Beatty, Canadian graphic designer
Chris Beatty (born 1973), American football coach
Chuck Beatty (born 1946), former American football player and Texas mayor
Clyde Beatty (1903-1965), American trainer of wild animals and circus performer
David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty (1871-1936), British Admiral at the Battle of Jutland
David Beatty, 2nd Earl Beatty (1905-1972), British politician
David L. Beatty (1798-1881), fifth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
David R. Beatty (born 1942), Canadian businessman
Edward Wentworth Beatty (1877-1943), Canadian lawyer and university chancellor
George Beatty (judge), judge and former politician in the Canadian province of Ontario
George William Beatty (1887–1955), pioneer aviator who set early altitude and distance records
Jaime Lyn Beatty, American actress and singer
James Beatty (engineer) (1820-1856), Irish railway engineer
Jerome Beatty Jr. (1916-2002), children's author of the Matthew Looney books
Jim Beatty (born 1934), American former athlete
John Beatty (1922-1975), part of duo John and Patricia Beatty, American writers of children's books
John Beatty (Continental Congress) (1749-1826), American physician and statesman
John Beatty (illustrator) (born 1961), American illustrator
John Beatty (Ohio banker) (1828-1914), American Civil War general
John Beatty (philosopher) (born 1951), Canadian philosopher
John William Beatty (1869-1941), Canadian painter
Joyce Beatty (born 1950), American politician
Laura Beatty (born 1963), English author
Linda Beatty (born 1952), American actress
Maria Beatty (fl. 1980s–2010s), American film director, producer and actress
Mike Beatty (fl. 1990s–2010s), American politician
Nancy Beatty (fl. 1970s–2010s), Canadian actress
Ned Beatty (1937–2021), American actor
Otto Beatty Jr. (1940-2021), American lawyer and politician
Patricia Beatty (1922-1991), part of duo John and Patricia Beatty, American writers of children's books
Paul Beatty (born 1962), African-American author
Perrin Beatty (born 1950), Canadian politician
Peter Beatty (1910–1949)
Richmond C. Beatty (1905-1961), American academic, biographer and critic
Robert Beatty (1909-1992), Canadian actor
Robert Beatty (artist) (born 1981), American musician and artist
Ryan Beatty (born 1995), American singer
Samuel Beatty (general) (1820-1885), American Civil War general
Scott Beatty, American author
Terry Beatty (born 1958), American comic book artist
Tracey Beatty (born 1979), Australian basketball player
Vander L. Beatty (1941–1990), American politician
Virginia H. Beatty, birth name of Gertrude Franklin (1858-1913), American singer and music educator
Warren Beatty (born 1937), American actor
William Beatty (surgeon) (1773-1842), British Navy surgeon serving with Lord Nelson
William Beatty (Ontario politician) (1835-1898), Canadian businessman and politician
William H. Beatty (1838-1914), Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, and later of the California Supreme Court

References

^ Beatty Surname at Forebears
^ Moffat, Alistair; Wilson, James F. (2012). "The Scots: A Genetic Journey". Berlinn Limited. p. 160. ISBN 9781780270326.

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