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Beatty is a surname
of Scottish and Irish origin. In the Scottish case, it is derived from the name 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 also 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).
The name may also derive 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.
DNA testing on a Baty of Cumbrian descent has found close matches with others bearing the following surnames: Beatty; Beattie; Beaty; Baity; Beattey; Batey and Bates.
See the Beatty Project 2000 website http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bp2000/bp2000.htm
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"...
of Scottish and Irish origin. In the Scottish case, it is derived from the name Bartholomew
Bartholomew
Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathaniel . He was introduced to Christ through St. Philip, another of the twelve apostles as per , where the name Nathaniel first appears. He is also mentioned as “Nathaniel of Cana in Galilee” in...
, 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 also 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
Ulster
Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...
in the seventeenth century. Beattie is common in counties Antrim
County Antrim
County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
and Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, whilst Beatty is more common in counties Armagh
County Armagh
-History:Ancient Armagh was the territory of the Ulaid before the fourth century AD. It was ruled by the Red Branch, whose capital was Emain Macha near Armagh. The site, and subsequently the city, were named after the goddess Macha...
and Tyrone
County Tyrone
Historically Tyrone stretched as far north as Lough Foyle, and comprised part of modern day County Londonderry east of the River Foyle. The majority of County Londonderry was carved out of Tyrone between 1610-1620 when that land went to the Guilds of London to set up profit making schemes based on...
. In Fermanagh
County Fermanagh
Fermanagh District Council is the only one of the 26 district councils in Northern Ireland that contains all of the county it is named after. The district council also contains a small section of County Tyrone in the Dromore and Kilskeery road areas....
in 1962, Beatty was the fifteenth most common name and was recorded as synonymous with the names Betty
Betty
Betty is a common diminutive for the names "Elizabeth" and "Bethany".-Actresses and musicians:*Betty , American alternative rock band*Betty Boo, English dance-music artist, singer, and songwriter...
and MacCaffrey (or McCaffrey).
The name may also derive 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
Victualler
A victualler is traditionally a person who sells food or other provisions, similar to a grocer, and in particular British usage can be used to mean a person licensed to sell alcoholic beverages....
") was changed to Beatty.
DNA testing on a Baty of Cumbrian descent has found close matches with others bearing the following surnames: Beatty; Beattie; Beaty; Baity; Beattey; Batey and Bates.
Beatty as a surname
The surname Beatty can refer to:- Sir Alfred Chester BeattyAlfred Chester BeattySir Alfred Chester Beatty Seanad 1985: "Chester Beatty died at the Princess Grace Clinic, Monte Carlo, on 19 January 1968, [...]" . was a mining magnate and millionaire, often called the "King of Copper". U.S.-born, he was naturalised British in 1933, and made an honorary citizen of Ireland in 1957...
(1875-1968), collector of Chinese and Japanese art - Beatty, fictional character from the novel Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451 is a 1953 dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury. The novel presents a future American society where reading is outlawed and firemen start fires to burn books...
- Bruce W. BeattyBruce W. BeattyBruce W. Beatty, CM, CD, FRHSC is a Canadian graphic designer best known as being chiefly responsible for designing the emblems of the Canadian Honours System, starting with the badge of the Order of Canada in 1967. The emblem is the shape of a snowflake - just as every snowflake is different, so...
, Canadian graphic designer - Chris BeattyChris BeattyChristopher Beatty is an American football assistant coach. Beatty was formerly the running backs and slot receivers coach for the West Virginia Mountaineers football team...
(b. 1973), American football coach - Chuck BeattyChuck BeattyCharles "Chuck" Beatty is an American politician and former American football player. He played in the National Football League for four seasons.-Early life:...
(b. 1946), former American football player and Texas mayor - Clyde BeattyClyde BeattyClyde Beatty joined the circus as a cage cleaner as a teen and became famous as a lion tamer and animal trainer. He also became a circus impresario who owned his own show that later merged with the Cole Bros. Circus to form the Clyde Beatty-Cole Bros...
(1903-1965), American trainer of wild animals and circus performer - David Beatty, 1st Earl BeattyDavid Beatty, 1st Earl BeattyAdmiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, GCB, OM, GCVO, DSO was an admiral in the Royal Navy...
(1871-1936), British Admiral at the Battle of JutlandBattle of JutlandThe Battle of Jutland was a naval battle between the British Royal Navy's Grand Fleet and the Imperial German Navy's High Seas Fleet during the First World War. The battle was fought on 31 May and 1 June 1916 in the North Sea near Jutland, Denmark. It was the largest naval battle and the only... - David Beatty, 2nd Earl BeattyDavid Beatty, 2nd Earl BeattyDavid Field Beatty, 2nd Earl Beatty , known as Viscount Borodale from 1919 to 1936, was a British Conservative Party politician.-Family:...
(1905-1972), British politician - David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty (b. 1946), photographer
- David L. BeattyDavid L. BeattyDavid L. Beatty was the fifth Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky serving from 1841 to 1844. He was born to early settlers in Bourbon County, Kentucky and raised by his grandparents in Jefferson County, Kentucky. At 17 he moved to Louisville to work as a machinist, and was an iron foundry foreman 3...
(1798-1881), fifth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky - David R. BeattyDavid R. BeattyDavid Ross Beatty, OBE, MA, CFA is an experienced global businessman with extensive Board experience, he is also the Conway Director of the Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was...
(b. 1942), Canadian businessman - Edward Wentworth BeattyEdward Wentworth BeattySir Edward Wentworth Beatty, GBE was a Canadian lawyer, university chancellor, and businessman. He was president of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1918 to 1943, chancellor of Queen's University from 1919 to 1923, and chancellor of McGill University from 1920 to 1943.He studied at Upper Canada...
(1877-1943), Canadian lawyer and university chancellor - James Beatty (engineer)James Beatty (engineer)James Beatty was an Irish railway engineer.The son of a doctor from Enniskillen, Beatty was first employed in 1842 at the age of 22 by Peto and Betts on building the Norwich and Lowestoft line. In 1853 he was in Nova Scotia surveying the European and North American Railway and despite adverse...
(1820-1856), Irish railway engineer - Jim BeattyJim BeattyJames Tully Beatty is a former American track and field athlete who is best remembered as the first person to break the four-minute mile barrier on an indoor track when he ran 3:58.9 on February 10, 1962 in Los Angeles, California.Beatty graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel...
(b. 1934), American former athlete - Jerome Beatty, Jr. (1916-2002), children's author of the Matthew LooneyMatthew LooneyMatthew Looney is the title character in a series of four science fiction books for children by Jerome Beatty Jr . Matthew's sister Maria Looney is the title character in Beatty's three subsequent books...
books - John William BeattyJohn William BeattyJohn William Beatty was a Canadian painter who was a forerunner in the movement which became the Group of Seven in 1920.-Early Painting Life:...
(1869-1941), Canadian painter - John Beatty (1828-1914), American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
general - John Beatty (delegate)John Beatty (delegate)John Beatty was an American physician and statesman from Princeton, New Jersey.-Biography:Born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, he rose to the rank of major in the 6th Pennsylvania Regiment of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He was captured at the surrender of Fort...
(1749-1826), American physician and statesman - John Beatty (illustrator)John Beatty (illustrator)John Beatty is an American illustrator born in Whitesburg, Kentucky who has worked for Marvel Comics and DC Comics,-Biography:...
(b. 1961), American illustrator - John Beatty (philosopher)John Beatty (philosopher)John Beatty is a professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. He received his PhD in 1979 in the History and Philosophy of Science at Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. His research focuses on the theoretical foundations,...
(b. 1951), Canadian philosopher - Joyce BeattyJoyce BeattyJoyce Beatty in Dayton, Ohio, is Senior Vice-President for Outreach and Engagement at Ohio State University. She is a former Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives, who represented the 27th House District from 1999 to 2008. She served as Minority Leader.-Life and career:Beatty has...
(b. 1950), American politician - Linda Beatty (b. 1952), American actress
- Maria BeattyMaria BeattyMaria Beatty is a New York filmmaker who directs, acts, and produces. Her films are often made in black and white and cover various aspects of female sexuality including BDSM and fetishism...
, American film director, producer and actor - Mike BeattyMike BeattyMike Beatty is a United States politician from Jefferson, Georgia.-Private life:Beatty is a native of Jefferson, Georgia and a graduate of the University of Georgia.He has been a high school teacher and football coach....
, American politician - Ned BeattyNed BeattyNed Thomas Beatty is an American actor who has appeared in more than 100 films and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and a Golden Globe Award; won a Drama Desk Award....
(b. 1937), American actor - Paul BeattyPaul BeattyPaul Beatty is a contemporary African-American author. Beatty received an MFA in creative writing from Brooklyn College and an MA in psychology from Boston University. A 1980 graduate of El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, California.In 1990, Paul Beatty was crowned the first ever Grand...
(b. 1962), African-American author - Perrin BeattyPerrin BeattyHenry Perrin Beatty, PC is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician.Perrin Beatty first won election to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative at the age of 22 in the 1972 election....
(b. 1950), Canadian politician - Robert BeattyRobert BeattyRobert Beatty was a Canadian actor who worked in film, television and radio for most of his career and was especially known in the UK.-Career:Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Beatty began his acting career in Britain in 1939....
(1909-1992), Canadian actor - Samuel BeattySamuel Beatty (general)Samuel Beatty was an American soldier, sheriff, and farmer from Ohio. He was a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1866, he was awarded the brevet grade of major general of volunteers....
(1820-1885), American Civil WarAmerican Civil WarThe American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
general - Scott BeattyScott BeattyScott Beatty is an American author who has written comic books and encyclopaedias based on DC Comics characters.-Biography:Beatty has worked extensively for the popular comic book publisher DC Comics since the mid '90s...
, American author - Sean Beatty, Viscount Borodale (b. 1973), heir to the Earl BeattyEarl BeattyEarl Beatty is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1919 for the prominent naval commander Admiral of the Fleet David Beatty. He was created Baron Beatty, of the North Sea and of Brooksby in the County of Leicester, and Viscount Borodale, of Wexford in the County of...
- Terry BeattyTerry BeattyTerry Beatty is an artist who has worked as a penciler and inker in the comic book industry.-Career:Beatty is the artist and co-creator of the long-running private eye series, Ms. Tree...
(b. 1985), American comic book artist - Warren BeattyWarren BeattyWarren Beatty born March 30, 1937) is an American actor, producer, screenwriter and director. He has received a total of fourteen Academy Award nominations, winning one for Best Director in 1982. He has also won four Golden Globe Awards including the Cecil B. DeMille Award.-Early life and...
(b. 1937), American actor - William Beatty (1773-1842), British Navy surgeon serving with Lord NelsonHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonHoratio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté, KB was a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy, particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his inspirational leadership and superb grasp of strategy and unconventional tactics, which resulted in a number of...
- William Beatty (Ontario politician)William Beatty (Ontario politician)William Beatty was an Ontario businessman and political figure.He was born in Stonyford, Ireland in 1835 and came to Thorold in Upper Canada with his family the same year. He attended Victoria College in Cobourg, receiving an LLB in 1864. He was elected to the university's senate in the following...
(1835-1898), Canadian busionessman and politician - William H. BeattyWilliam H. BeattyWilliam H. Beatty was the 15th Chief Justice of California from 1889–1914. Previously, he was Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court from 1879–1880.-External links:*...
(1838-1914), American Chief Justice
Places named Beatty
- Beatty, NevadaBeatty, NevadaBeatty is a census-designated place along the Amargosa River in Nye County in the U.S. state of Nevada. U.S. Route 95 runs through the CDP, which lies between Tonopah, about to the north, and Las Vegas, about to the southeast. State Route 374 connects Beatty to Death Valley National Park, about ...
- Beatty, OregonBeatty, OregonBeatty is an unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. Beatty is located on Oregon Route 140 at the confluence of the Sycan and Sprague Rivers and is 30 miles east of Klamath Falls....
- Beatty, SaskatchewanBeatty, Saskatchewan-Sports:Like most small communities in Saskatchewan, sports centered around hockey. In 1948 the Beatty Memorial Rink was built by a group of local volunteers. After many years, this rink was condemned to be destroyed because of its structural integrity. The town rallied again and built a new rink...
- Beatty, Pennsylvania
- Beattyville, KentuckyBeattyville, KentuckyAs of the census of 2000, there were 1,193 people, 509 households, and 294 families residing in the city. The population density was 599.6 people per square mile . There were 561 housing units at an average density of 282.0 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 98.99% White, 0.42%...
See also
- BeattieBeattieBeattie is a surname, meaning "one who held land on condition of supplying food to those billeted on him by the chief"; "public victualler".-People:* A. L...
- Batey (family name)
See the Beatty Project 2000 website http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bp2000/bp2000.htm