The betts Surname

betts Name Meaning and History

English: patronymic or metronymic from the medieval personal name Bett, a short form of Bartholomew, Beatrice, or Elizabeth.
Americanized spelling of German Betz.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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betts Family Facts

Distribution of betts Families in the US in 1920

Number of betts families

186-369

63-185

1-62

Compiled by Ancestry.co.uk from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 456 - Messages: 1025

Thread	Author	Replies
Harry R.,Hattie W.Betts	rdhawkins1950	0
Jesse Betts / Joanna Kilburn Vermont and New York	GLBetts	0
Jesse Betts / Joanna Kilburn Vermont and New York	GLBetts	0
Betts, Benjamin or Charles	Paul_Betts	12
Betts/Norman	Phyllis Betts Murphy	3
Seeking William Curtis Betts - b. c1750 - detailed info provided	Scott_Lawrenz	1
BETTS	Rtuxford	2
Betts, from GA	Connie Bartlett	21
seeking info on William Stafford BETTS 1938 WA. - 1989 NM	LorraineGilmer02	0
ww2	sammiebetts	0

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