The Beatty surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 25,510 people carried this name — #1,389 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 25,245 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Beatty surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Beatrice’.

His entry covers Beattie, Beattey and Beatty.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 88 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

In 1790, Beatty was counted together with Beaty: 145 families in all.

Each family is counted by its head. About 868 people lived in those households, 6 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Beaty, Baety, Baettey, Baitey, Baity, Batey, Battey, Batty, Baty, Beatey, Beatie, Beatte, Beattey, Beatty. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 62
New York 22
North Carolina 19
Rhode Island 12
Maryland 11
South Carolina 11
Virginia 3
New Hampshire 2
Massachusetts 2
Maine 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 229 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Beatty in American newspapers,
1877.

Newspaper page from Le Louisianais carrying the name Beatty
Le Louisianais 1877-03-17
Newspaper page from Le Louisianais carrying the name Beatty
Le Louisianais 1877-04-14
Newspaper page from Le Louisianais carrying the name Beatty
Le Louisianais 1877-03-24

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Beatty in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

44,299 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Beatty. The most, 11,061, date from the 1900s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 16,919
Victoria 9,513
Queensland 8,909
Western Australia 3,872
South Australia 3,604
Tasmania 1,073
ACT (Canberra) 179
Northern Territory 168

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Beatty.

Who carried it

People named Beatty,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Beatty
    John Beatty 1749–1826 · politician
  • H.M. Beatty d. 1916 · engineer
  • Edward Beatty d. 1794
  • Florence Mary Bywater d. 1938
  • Letitia Alcock d. 1848
  • Bridget Beatty d. 1893

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Beatty,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States3,303 records

3,303 records of the Beatty name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 992
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 852
  • Other U.S. records 1,459
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Andrew H. Beatty

    Born 1910 in New Jersey. Enlisted 1944 at Newark; sales clerk from Hunterdon County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1992, buried at Bloomsbury Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Beatty

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Germanic from Liverpool, aged 19; servant. From Dublin, Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Glen I. Beatty

    Born 1931; from Stark County, Ohio. U.S. Army, pioneer; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 3,303 records for Beatty in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia608 records

608 records of the Beatty name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 334
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 104
  • Other Australian records 170
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Emily Rawson Beatty

    Died 1895 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 36. Will registered in Tasmania in 1895.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Patrick Beatty

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Minerva, arriving 1819; ticket of leave 1833. Native of Galway.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Stephen Beatty

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Constance, aged 29; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 608 records for Beatty in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada150 records

150 records of the Beatty name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 41
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 30
  • Other Canadian records 79
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Charles Beatty

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Andrew Beatty

    Came to Ontario in 1878 aboard the Manitoba, bound for Brantford, Ontario; Scotch.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George A. Beatty

    Buried in 1956 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 28.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.

Showing 3 of 150 records for Beatty in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

New Zealand15 records

15 records of the Beatty name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 12
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 2
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ambrose Beatty

    Died 1955, aged 66; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Beatty

    Buried in 1891 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 77.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Longford Allan Beatty

    Died 1968; buried at Rangiora Lawn Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Beatty in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Ireland7 records

7 records of the Beatty name in Ireland County Galway graveyard records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Bridget Beatty

    Died 1958, aged 40; buried at Lettermore Leitir Móir, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Edward Beatty

    Died 1916, aged 56; buried at Lettermullen Cúigeal Leitir Mealláin, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Honor Beatty

    Died 1988, aged 87; buried at Lettermore Leitir Móir, Co. Galway.

    Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Beatty in Ireland.

Counts: Galway County Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Beatty name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  • Scottish rolls of honour, First World War 1
  • Other British records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Beatty

    Died 1978, aged 76; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizh Beatty

    Buried in 1798 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 79.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. A. Beatty

    Cheshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Beatty in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Scotland, Rolls of Honour (public domain) · Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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