Beattie
| Language(s) | Aramaic; Irish Gaelic |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Diminutive 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 a surname, meaning "one who held land on condition of supplying food to those billeted on him by the chief"; "public victualler".
People
- A. L. Beattie, pioneering Chief Mechanical Engineer of the New Zealand Railways Department
- Sir Andrew Beattie, Irish politician.
- Ann Beattie (1947-), American writer
- Anthony Beattie, British civil servant (17 April 1944 - 31 March 2014)
- Bob Beattie (disambiguation), several people
- Bobby Beattie, Scottish footballer
- Brittany Beattie, Australian model
- Catherine Beattie (1921-2014), American farmer and politician
- Charles Beattie, a Northern Irish farmer and briefly Member of Parliament
- Chris Beattie, Australian rugby league footballer
- Craig Beattie, Scottish footballer
- David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty Admiral of the Fleet Royal Navy (17 January 1871 – 11 March 1936)
- Dud Beattie, Australian rugby league footballer
- Frank Beattie, (1933–2009), Scottish association football player and manager
- George Beattie (disambiguation), several people
- James Beattie (disambiguation), several people
- John Beattie (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Beattie, (1978-), English actor
- Joseph Hamilton Beattie (1808–1871), locomotive engineer, London and South Western Railway
- Kevin Beattie, English association (soccer) footballer of the 1970s and 1980s for England, and Ipswich Town
- Mary Beattie (1923-2015), American politician
- Melody Beattie, (1948-) American author
- Nikolaus Beattie, (1974-) State Secretary, Finance Sector Union of Australia (CBOS) NSW
- Peter Beattie (b. 1952), Premier of Queensland (1998–2007)
- Rhys Beattie (b. 1987) Australian Online personality
- Robert Beattie, American lawyer
- Robert Ethelbert Beattie (1875 – 1925), Canadian politician
- Robert M Beattie, English gastroenterologist
- Rolla Kent Beattie (1875-1960), American botanist and plant pathologist
- Simon Beattie, antiquarian bookseller
- Stephen Halden Beattie, Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, winner of the Victoria Cross
- Trevor Beattie (CEO), CEO of the South Downs National Park Association, and former British civil servant
- Wendy Beattie, (1980-), Australian field hockey player.
- William Beattie (physician) (1793–1876), Scottish physician and poet
- William George Beattie, son of Joseph Hamilton Beattie, also locomotive engineer for the London and South Western Railway
Places
- Beattie, Kansas, United States
- Dalbeattie, Scotland
Other
- Beattie (automobile)
- Beatrice Bellman, more commonly known as Beattie, a character from a series of television advertisements by British Telecom.
- Beatties of London, usually known as just "Beatties", was a UK based toy and model shop which had 60 stores at its peak in the late 90s.
- Beatties - UK department store group acquired by House of Fraser in 2005.
See also
- Beatty
- Batey (family name)
- Beatrice Bellman ("Beattie"), a fictional Jewish mother played by Maureen Lipman, featured in a British Telecom advertising campaign
- Beattie Feathers American football running back
Notes
- ^ "Beattie Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 25 January 2014
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