Beatty 841076 212876470 2008-05-16T17:52:03Z Drttm 507059 Changed "See also" heading to "Places named Beatty" and moved "Beattie" under the heading "See also" '''Beatty''' is a [[surname]] of Scottish and Irish origin. In the Scottish case, it is derived from the name [[Bartholomew]], which was often shortened to Bate. Male descendants were then often called Beatty, or similar derivations like Beattie or Beatey. The name Beatty also arose in Ireland from Betagh, a surname meaning hospitaller. A majority of people named Beatty or Beattie in Ireland are the descendants of Scots who came over in the seventeenth century, and live in northeast [[Ulster]]. The remainder live much further south. The surname Beatty can refer to: {{Family name |name=Beatty |origin=Scottish/Irish |similar=[[Bate]], [[Beattie]], [[Beatey]], [Betagh]]}} * Sir [[Alfred Chester Beatty]], collector of Chinese and Japanese art * [[Beatty_(Fahrenheit 451)|Beatty]], fictional character from the novel ''[[Fahrenheit 451]]'' * [[Bruce W. Beatty]] * [[Clyde Beatty]], American trainer of wild animals and circus performer * [[David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty]], British Admiral at the [[Battle of Jutland]] * [[David Beatty, 2nd Earl Beatty]], British politician * [[David Beatty, 3rd Earl Beatty]], photographer * [[Sean Beatty, Viscount Borodale]], heir to the [[Earl Beatty]] * [[David L. Beatty]] (1798-1881), fifth mayor of Louisville, Kentucky * [[David R. Beatty]] * [[Edward Wentworth Beatty]] * [[James Beatty (engineer)]] (1820-56), railway engineer * [[Jim Beatty]] * [[Jerome Beatty, Jr.]], children's author of the [[Matthew Looney]] books * [[John Beatty (congressman)|John Beatty]], [[American Civil War]] general * [[John Beatty (delegate)]] * [[John Beatty (illustrator)]] * [[John Beatty (philosopher)]] * [[Joyce Beatty]] * [[Linda Beatty]] * [[Maria Beatty]] * [[Mike Beatty]] * [[Ned Beatty]], American actor * [[Paul Beatty]] * [[Perrin Beatty]] * [[Robert Beatty]] * [[Samuel Beatty (general)|Samuel Beatty]], [[American Civil War]] general * [[Scott Beatty]] * [[Terry Beatty]] * [[Warren Beatty]], the [[United States|American]] [[actor]] * [[William Beatty]], British Navy surgeon serving with [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Lord Nelson]] * [[William Beatty (Ontario politician)]] * [[William H. Beatty]] * [[Patrick M. Beatty]] ==Places named Beatty== * [[Beatty, Nevada]] * [[Beatty, Oregon]] * [[Beatty, Saskatchewan]] * [[Beatty, Pennsylvania]] ==See also== * [[Beattie]] [[Category:Scottish surnames]] [[de:Beatty]] [[fr:Beatty]]