Beattie (surname)

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Beattie
Language(s) Irish Gaelic
Origin
MeaningDiminutive of Bartholomew (patronymic); "one who held land on condition of supplying food to those billeted on him by the chief"; "public victualler"
Region of origin Scottish borders, Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s) Bate, Beatty, Beatey, Betagh, Betty, MacCaffrey, McCaffrey, MacVitty, MacWatty, MacWattie, Watson
Frequency comparisons [1]

Beattie is an Irish Gaelic (Biadhtach) and Scottish surname, meaning the hospitaller or "one who held land on condition of supplying food to those billeted on him by the chief"; "public victualler". The surname Beattie is of Irish origin and comes from the Gaelic name MacBhiadha and is most common in County Tyrone.

People with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Beattie Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
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