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 | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 69 |
| Berkshire | 31 |
| Cambridgeshire | 58 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 9 |
| Cornwall | 20 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 113 |
| Devon | 22 |
| Dorset | 10 |
| Durham | 74 |
| Essex | 176 |
| Gloucestershire | 26 |
| Hampshire | 25 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 25 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 42 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 219 |
| Lancashire | 111 |
| Leicestershire | 156 |
| Lincolnshire | 262 |
| London | 824 |
| Middlesex | 163 |
| Northumberland | 19 |
| Norfolk | 781 |
| Northamptonshire | 219 |
| Nottinghamshire | 269 |
| Oxfordshire | 158 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 42 |
| Shropshire | 21 |
| Suffolk | 237 |
| Somerset | 27 |
| Surrey | 61 |
| Sussex | 155 |
| Staffordshire | 233 |
| Warwickshire | 305 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 41 |
| Yorkshire | 387 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 14 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 891 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 142 |
| General Labourer | 77 |
| Dress Maker | 40 |
| Domestic Servant | 39 |
| Farm Labourer | 33 |
| General Servant Domestic | 31 |
| Labourer | 31 |
| Coal Miner | 31 |
| Living On Own Means | 31 |
| General Servant | 28 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 28 |
| Farmer | 26 |
| Laundress | 25 |
| Gardener | 24 |
| File Cutter | 24 |
| Butcher | 18 |
| General Domestic Servant | 17 |
| Tailoress | 17 |
| Shoe Maker | 16 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| Errand Boy | 15 |
| Charwoman | 14 |
| Carpenter | 13 |
| Railway Porter | 13 |
| 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