Betts is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Betts
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

Descendant of Beatrice meaning "one who blesses." It may also mean a descendant of Bezzo, a pet form of names beginning with Baer equivalent of bear in English, or of Brecht meaning "shining or famous," or of Bad meaning "fight".

The variation of Beet. Perhaps the same as Beath - A parish in Fifeshire.

How popular is Betts?

Betts is common in United States, England, Sierra Leone, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Wales, South Africa, Colombia, Scotland, Russia, Mexico, Ireland, Northern Ireland.

Betts is ranked 10252 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Betts bearers increased by 4.03 per cent in 2010 US census to 19983 since 2000, the surname slipped by 85 spots and ranked at 1799. The last name was found in around 7 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 69.34 72.07
Black 24.46 23.56
Hispanic or Latino 2.53 1.5
Others 2.52 1.87
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.53
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.54 0.47
Betts is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Falkland Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 54927 people have been found who wears Betts as their family name. Betts is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Betts:
1,701 United States26,498
592 England12,785
Countries with thousands of Betts:
251 Sierra Leone5,254
766 Australia5,075
2,062 Canada2,637
Countries with hundreds of Betts:
2,019 New Zealand389
1,007 Wales339
19,593 South Africa304
5,399 Colombia191
3,083 Scotland181
71,600 Russia160
13,559 Mexico117
3,288 Ireland110
2,229 Northern Ireland108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,146 Singapore73
124,657 France56
513 Malta54
16,422 Israel54
92,602 Germany52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
200,579 Thailand48
16,276 Sweden42
40,601 Spain40
148,803 Brazil35
11 Falkland Islands32
20,788 Venezuela19
33,097 Switzerland18
74,511 Malaysia16
1,520 Jersey14
197,164 Philippines13
68,998 Zimbabwe13
7,351 Panama12
26,891 Qatar12
25,625 United Arab Emirates12
78,311 Netherlands11
1,618 Isle of Man11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
310,552 Nigeria8
21,385 Ecuador8
168,491 Argentina8
520,071 Indonesia7
991 Gibraltar6
121,657 Italy6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Robert Betts worked as caster or moulder/molder and hailed from England. During the great famine, 25 years old embarked for Providence from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on February 26, 1849. Workman William Betts, Hannah Betts, aged 48, 19 years old Thomas Betts, 13 years old Charles Betts, 11 years old Anne Betts, Henry Betts, aged 9, 7 years old Maria Betts, Frederick Betts (2), and 8 other Betts migrated to US.

From Germany

John Betts was 22 years old when he migrated to New York on August 21, 1867. He lived in Germany where he worked as seaman and took William Penn from Havre & London. 32 years old David Betts, are other Betts that migrated to US.

Betts Namesakes

  • Naomi Betts, American criminal
  • Roland W. Betts, American investor, film producer, developer
  • Melvyn Betts, English cricketer
  • Richard K. Betts, Arnold Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies
  • Craven Langstroth Betts, Canadian poet and author
  • Doris Betts, short story writer, novelist
  • Albert Betts, British gymnast
  • Jonathan Betts, MBE is Curator Emeritus at the Royal Observatory
  • Joseph Betts, English mathematician: he held the Savilian Chair of Geometry at the University of Oxford
  • Leah Betts, schoolgirl from Latchingdon in Essex, England
  • Clive Betts, British Labour Party politician and former economist
  • Blair Betts, Canadian former professional ice hockey centre
  • Todd Betts, Canadian baseball first baseman and a third baseman
  • Ladell Betts, former American football running back
  • Dickey Betts, American guitarist, singer, songwriter
  • Keter Betts, American jazz double bassist
  • Denis Betts, English rugby league coach and former player
  • Robert Betts, English footballer
  • Morton Betts, leading English sportsman of the late 19th century
  • Thaddeus Betts, 12th and 14th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Connecticut from 1832 to 1833 and
  • Frederick Nicholson Betts, British Indian Army officer and an ornithologist
  • Harry Betts, jazz trombonist
  • Eddie Betts, professional Australian rules football player
  • Kim Betts, longest serving female star
  • Andrew Betts, retired British professional basketball player
  • Barrie Betts, English professional footballer
  • Josh Betts, former American football quarterback
  • Jackson Edward Betts, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Jack Betts, American actor of film, stage, and television
  • Edward Betts, English civil engineering contractor
  • Huck Betts, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves
  • Torben Betts, English playwright and screenwriter
  • Samuel Betts, deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut
  • Ben Betts, assistant men's basketball coach at Georgia Southern University

Betts Namesakes

  • Naomi Betts, American criminal
  • Roland W. Betts, American investor, film producer, developer
  • Melvyn Betts, English cricketer
  • Richard K. Betts, Arnold Saltzman Professor of War and Peace Studies
  • Craven Langstroth Betts, Canadian poet and author
  • Doris Betts, short story writer, novelist
  • Albert Betts, British gymnast
  • Jonathan Betts, MBE is Curator Emeritus at the Royal Observatory
  • Joseph Betts, English mathematician: he held the Savilian Chair of Geometry at the University of Oxford
  • Leah Betts, schoolgirl from Latchingdon in Essex, England
  • Clive Betts, British Labour Party politician and former economist
  • Blair Betts, Canadian former professional ice hockey centre
  • Todd Betts, Canadian baseball first baseman and a third baseman
  • Ladell Betts, former American football running back
  • Dickey Betts, American guitarist, singer, songwriter
  • Keter Betts, American jazz double bassist
  • Denis Betts, English rugby league coach and former player
  • Robert Betts, English footballer
  • Morton Betts, leading English sportsman of the late 19th century
  • Thaddeus Betts, 12th and 14th Lieutenant Governor of the state of Connecticut from 1832 to 1833 and
  • Frederick Nicholson Betts, British Indian Army officer and an ornithologist
  • Harry Betts, jazz trombonist
  • Eddie Betts, professional Australian rules football player
  • Kim Betts, longest serving female star
  • Andrew Betts, retired British professional basketball player
  • Barrie Betts, English professional footballer
  • Josh Betts, former American football quarterback
  • Jackson Edward Betts, Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Jack Betts, American actor of film, stage, and television
  • Edward Betts, English civil engineering contractor
  • Huck Betts, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves
  • Torben Betts, English playwright and screenwriter
  • Samuel Betts, deputy of the General Assembly of the Colony of Connecticut
  • Ben Betts, assistant men's basketball coach at Georgia Southern University

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