Surname Spotlight: Beatie

Bearers of the name Beatie share their surname's story with Beaty, its better-known spelling. Name scholars give the meaning as “From Baty (Bartholomew)”.

• Spelled with “ie” instead of “y”, Beatie shows how the same name was heard and written differently.
• Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Beattie and Bate.
• 236 Americans were listed as Beatie in the 2010 census.
• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

Heraldry and the Beatie name

Arms linked to Beaty and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Research your Beatie family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.