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Bettany Family History

Bettany Surname Meaning

Variant of Betteley (in the W Midlands) and Beatley (in E England) with /n/ substituted for /l/. Tooth notes that in the parish registers for Seighford (Staffs) Joseph Betteley (1762) is buried as Joseph Bettany (1806).

Compare Margret Bettony 1596 and Thomas Betley 1612 in IGI (Chester Cheshire); Johanes Betteny 1675, Anna Betteley 1709, and Daniel Bettany 1796 in IGI (Stone Staffs).

Stephen Beatley 1696 and Charles Bettany 1715 in IGI (Norwich Norfolk).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Bettany families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bettany family name was found in the UK, and Scotland between 1891 and 1901. The most Bettany families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 165 Bettany families living in Staffordshire. This was about 71% of all the recorded Bettany's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Bettany families in 1891.
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What did your Bettany ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Colliery Hewer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bettany. 15% of Bettany men worked as a Colliery Hewer and 69% of Bettany women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bettany were Scrap Cutter Steel Mills and Unpaid House Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Colliery Hewer
    15%
  • Coal Hewer
    10%
  • Retired Coal Miner
    10%
  • Scrap Cutter Steel Mills
    10%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    69%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dutie
    4%
  • Unpaid House Duties
    3%

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Passenger Lists

There are 449 immigration records available for the last name Bettany. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 329 military records available for the last name Bettany. For the veterans among your Bettany ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bettany lifespan?

Between 1973 and 2001, in the United States, Bettany life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Bettany in 1973 was 48, and 85 in 2001.

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