Betts Name Meaning: A patronymic name from 'bate',meaning'son of Batte/Bett'.Can also mean rich in land.
Batte is of english origin & was a medieval diminutive of Bartholomew.
Discover how your Betts ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 82 |
| Buckinghamshire | 80 |
| Berkshire | 50 |
| Cambridgeshire | 96 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 58 |
| Cornwall | 15 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 141 |
| Devon | 53 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 139 |
| Essex | 385 |
| Gloucestershire | 34 |
| Hampshire | 114 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 39 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 41 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 410 |
| Lancashire | 241 |
| Leicestershire | 282 |
| Lincolnshire | 349 |
| London | 1,189 |
| Middlesex | 347 |
| Northumberland | 32 |
| Norfolk | 1,040 |
| Northamptonshire | 360 |
| Nottinghamshire | 548 |
| Oxfordshire | 141 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 41 |
| Shropshire | 19 |
| Suffolk | 348 |
| Somerset | 33 |
| Surrey | 203 |
| Sussex | 206 |
| Staffordshire | 326 |
| Warwickshire | 416 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 115 |
| Yorkshire | 860 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 7 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 34 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 69 |
| Pembrokeshire | 3 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 872 |
| Farm Labourer | 91 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 70 |
| Private Means | 56 |
| General Labourer | 47 |
| Farmer | 42 |
| None | 42 |
| Domestic Servant | 41 |
| Labourer | 41 |
| House Painter | 33 |
| Butcher | 31 |
| Dressmaker | 29 |
| Laundress | 28 |
| Clerk | 28 |
| Dress Maker | 27 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 27 |
| Shop Assistant | 23 |
| Bricklayer | 22 |
| Assisting In The Business | 21 |
| Charwoman | 21 |
| Gardener Domestic | 21 |
| Housekeeper | 21 |
| Dock Labourer | 19 |
| School Boy | 19 |
| At School | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Betts | 2,948 |
| Mary Betts | 2,464 |
| John Betts | 2,234 |
| Elizabeth Betts | 1,767 |
| George Betts | 1,628 |
| Sarah Betts | 1,610 |
| Thomas Betts | 1,405 |
| James Betts | 1,242 |
| Charles Betts | 974 |
| Ann Betts | 915 |
| Alice Betts | 702 |
| Henry Betts | 687 |
| Eliza Betts | 678 |
| Emma Betts | 648 |
| Jane Betts | 638 |
| Arthur Betts | 635 |
| Joseph Betts | 566 |
| Alfred Betts | 547 |
| Ellen Betts | 545 |
| Annie Betts | 537 |
| Frederick Betts | 537 |
| Edward Betts | 519 |
| Robert Betts | 504 |
| Hannah Betts | 494 |
| Emily Betts | 436 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Betts | 100% | 43,629 |
| 2 | Batts | 80% | 6,172 |
| 3 | Butts | 80% | 3,127 |
| 4 | Bettis | 83% | 1,294 |
| 5 | Beets | 80% | 697 |
| 6 | Botts | 80% | 558 |
| 7 | Bitts | 80% | 557 |
| 8 | Battes | 67% | 554 |
| 9 | Bettes | 83% | 197 |
| 10 | Bets | 80% | 132 |
| 11 | Buttes | 67% | 130 |
The surname Betts is the most popular version of all its varients