Beaton (surname)
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Beaton is a surname
in the English language
, which has multiple origins. One origin of the name is from the placename of Béthune
, in Pas-de-Calais, France
. Another derivation is from the mediaeval personal name
Beaton, Beton, which is pet form of a short form
of the names Bartholomew or Beatrice. Bartholomew is a masculine name, while Beatrice is a feminine name; the names are not etymologically related to each other. Another derivation of the surname Beaton is that it is an Anglicisation
of the Gaelic Mac Beath. According to George Fraser Black, there were two families in the Inner Hebrides
that Anglicised their surnames to Beaton. One such family were the MacBeths on Islay
and Mull
; the first record of the family is a Gaelic charter of Fercos Macbetha in about 1408. According to Black, the Beatons on Skye were related to the Bethunes
from Fife.
The surname Beaton can be represented in Scottish Gaelic as Peutan (masculine form), and Pheutan (feminine form).
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
in the English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, which has multiple origins. One origin of the name is from the placename of Béthune
Béthune
Béthune is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.-Geography:Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated South-East of Calais, West of Lille, and North of Paris.-Landmarks:...
, in Pas-de-Calais, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Another derivation is from the mediaeval personal name
Personal name
A personal name is the proper name identifying an individual person, and today usually comprises a given name bestowed at birth or at a young age plus a surname. It is nearly universal for a human to have a name; except in rare cases, for example feral children growing up in isolation, or infants...
Beaton, Beton, which is pet form of a short form
Short form
Short form may refer to:* Short form cricket, a reduced version of cricket* Shortform improvisation, a form of improvisational comedy* Form 1040A, also known as "the short form", an American tax form* a type of census questionnaire...
of the names Bartholomew or Beatrice. Bartholomew is a masculine name, while Beatrice is a feminine name; the names are not etymologically related to each other. Another derivation of the surname Beaton is that it is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
Anglicisation, or anglicization , is the process of converting verbal or written elements of any other language into a form that is more comprehensible to an English speaker, or, more generally, of altering something such that it becomes English in form or character.The term most often refers to...
of the Gaelic Mac Beath. According to George Fraser Black, there were two families in the Inner Hebrides
Inner Hebrides
The Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which enjoy a mild oceanic climate. There are 36 inhabited islands and a further 43 uninhabited Inner Hebrides with an area greater than...
that Anglicised their surnames to Beaton. One such family were the MacBeths on Islay
Islay
-Prehistory:The earliest settlers on Islay were nomadic hunter-gatherers who arrived during the Mesolithic period after the retreat of the Pleistocene ice caps. In 1993 a flint arrowhead was found in a field near Bridgend dating from 10,800 BC, the earliest evidence of a human presence found so far...
and Mull
Isle of Mull
The Isle of Mull or simply Mull is the second largest island of the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland in the council area of Argyll and Bute....
; the first record of the family is a Gaelic charter of Fercos Macbetha in about 1408. According to Black, the Beatons on Skye were related to the Bethunes
Clan Bethune
Clan Bethune may have its origins from the French city of Béthune, but another possibility is that the name is an Anglicization of the Gaelic name Macbheatha...
from Fife.
The surname Beaton can be represented in Scottish Gaelic as Peutan (masculine form), and Pheutan (feminine form).
List of people with the surname
- Alex BeatonAlex BeatonAlex Beaton is a Scottish, guitar-playing folksinger who makes more than 20 concert appearances annually at various events across the United States . Beaton appears annually at the Grandfather Mountain Highland Games in North Carolina, and the Stone Mountain Highland Games in Atlanta, Georgia,...
, Scottish folk-singer currently living in Franklin, Tennessee - Alistair BeatonAlistair BeatonAlistair Beaton is a Scottish left wing political satirist, journalist, radio presenter, novelist and television writer. At one point in his career he was also a speechwriter for Gordon Brown....
, (born 1947), Scottish political satirist, novelist and television writer - Cecil BeatonCecil BeatonSir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton, CBE was an English fashion and portrait photographer, diarist, painter, interior designer and an Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer for films and the theatre...
, (1904–1980), English photographer - David Cardinal BeatonDavid BeatonThe Most Rev. Dr. David Cardinal Beaton was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation.-Career:...
, (1494–1545), last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation. - Ewan BeatonEwan BeatonEwan Beaton is a male judoka from Canada.He claimed the silver medal in the Men's Bantamweight division at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana, Cuba. In the final he was defeated by Brazil's Shigueto Yamasaki...
, (born 1969), Canadian judoka - James BeatonJames BeatonDr. James Beaton was a Scottish church leader, the uncle of Dr. David Cardinal Beaton and the Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland....
, (1473–1539), Archbishop of Glasgow - James Beaton II, (1517–1603), Archbishop of Glasgow
- James Wallace Beaton, (born 1943), Queen's Police Officer
- M. C. Beaton, pseudonym for Marion ChesneyMarion ChesneyMarion Chesney is a popular and prolific author. She has written numerous successful historical romance novels under her own name, including the Travelling Matchmaker and Daughters of Mannerling series. Using the pseudonym M. C...
- Kate BeatonKate BeatonKate Beaton is a Canadian webcomic artist. Originally from Mabou, Cape Breton, she has a degree in history and anthropology from Mount Allison University. She began drawing comics for the university newspaper, the Argosy, during her third and fourth years at school. Previously she worked in the...
, Canadian author of the webcomic "Hark! A Vagrant" - Mary BeatonMary BeatonMary Beaton was a Scottish noblewoman and an attendant of Mary, Queen of Scots.- Family :Mary was born in 1543, the third of five children of Robert Beaton, 4th Laird of Criech and Joanna Renwall. Mary's mother was one of Marie de Guise's ladies-in-waiting...
, attendant of Mary, Queen of Scots - Michael BeatonMichael BeatonMichael Beaton is an Australian semi-professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Melbourne Ice in the Australian Ice Hockey League.-Playing career:...
, Australian ice hockey player - Noel BeatonNoel BeatonNoel Lawrence Beaton was an Australian politician. Born in Mooroopna, Victoria, he was educated at state schools and was a volunteer firefighter in his home town before serving in the military from 1945 to 1947, after which he became a sports journalist and broadcaster...
, (1925–2004), Australian politician - Norman BeatonNorman BeatonNorman Lugard Beaton was a Guyanese actor long resident in the United Kingdom....
, (1934–1994), Guyanan actor - Rosie BeatonRosie BeatonRosie Beaton is an Australian radio announcer, best known for her work at Australian youth radio station Triple J.-Radio career:In 2001, Beaton was appointed host of Triple J's evening music program Super Request which airs weekdays at 6pm...
, Australian radio announcer - Steve BeatonSteve BeatonSteve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation...
, (born 1964), English darts player, 1996 BDO World Champion