Beatty

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Bt in MY Malaysia, IN India, ID Indonesia and 2 more, B'T in NL Netherlands, DE Germany, DZ Algeria and 2 more, Beaty in TR Türkiye, SH St. Helena, IL Israel and บูท in TH Thailand.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Beatty is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Polish surname1.3K records spelled Beatty17 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Poland, United Kingdom, Czechia

  Languages: Polish, Russian, Czech

  Also written Beattie, Битти, Bitti

54 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Beatty is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, I. Clyde, US circus owner

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In English, Ned, US actor; Warren, US actor

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

• In Irish, Usually the name of Scottish settlers in Ulster, but in other parts of the country it is the anglicized form of Biadhtach (public victualler) still extant as Beatagh and Betagh in the Athlone area; this is thus an occupational surname. MIF Map Meath. See Betty

  as a name·The Surnames of Ireland

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●

• David Beattyb. 1871IERoyal Navy officer (1871-1936)
• Alfred Chester Beattyb. 1875USAmerican copper mining magnate (1875–1968)
• Bessie Beattyb. 1886USAmerican journalist, editor, playwright, and radio host (1886–1947)
• Clyde Beattyb. 1903USAmerican circus performer (1903-1965)
• Robert Beattyb. 1909CACanadian actor (1909-1992)
• Warren Beattyb. 1937USAmerican actor and filmmaker
• Ned Beattyb. 1937USAmerican actor (1937–2021)
• Joyce Beattyb. 1950USUnited States Representative from Ohio since 2013
• Paul Beattyb. 1962USAmerican writer
• Tanaya Beattyb. 1991CAactress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 28 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Beatty?

We estimate roughly 201 people bear Beatty (counting its spellings and scripts) across 4 countries in our records.

In which country does Beatty have the most bearers?

Beatty is most frequently recorded in Malaysia, where it is most often spelled bt.

How common is Beatty compared with other names?

In Malaysia, Beatty is the 8th most common given name of 325,158 given names recorded there.

What does the name Beatty mean?

Recorded meaning: From the personal name Beattie, a Scottish pet-form of Bartholomew; or from Gaelic Mac Bhiadhtaigh.