Beattie (surname)
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LanguageIrish Gaelic
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 originScottish borders, Ireland
| Language | 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 forms | 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:
- A. L. Beattie (1852–1920), pioneering Chief Mechanical Engineer of the New Zealand Railways Department
- Andrew Beattie (politician) (1860–1923), Irish politician.
- Ann Beattie (born 1947), American writer
- Anthony Beattie (1944–2014), British civil servant
- Bob Beattie (disambiguation), several people
- Bobby Beattie (1916–2002), Scottish footballer
- Brittany Beattie (born 1994), Australian model
- Catherine Beattie (politician) (1921–2014), American farmer and politician
- Charles Beattie (1899–1958), Northern Irish farmer and briefly Member of Parliament
- Charlton Beattie (1869–1925), United States District Court judge
- Chris Beattie (born 1975), Australian rugby league footballer
- Craig Beattie (born 1984), Scottish footballer
- Daryl Beattie (born 1970), Australian motorcycle racer
- Dick Beattie (1936–1990), Scottish footballer
- Dud Beattie (1934–2016), Australian rugby league footballer
- Frank Beattie, (1933–2009), Scottish association football player and manager
- George Beattie (disambiguation), several people
- Hanna Beattie (born 1995), American ice hockey forward
- James Beattie (disambiguation), several people
- Jen Beattie (born 1991), Scottish association footballer, sister of Johnnie
- John Beattie (disambiguation), several people
- Johnnie Beattie, (born 1985), Scottish rugby union player
- Johnny Beattie (1926–2020), Scottish actor, father of Maureen
- Joseph Beattie (born 1978), English actor
- Joseph Hamilton Beattie (1808–1871), locomotive engineer, London and South Western Railway
- Kevin Beattie (1953–2018), English footballer
- Kim Beattie (born 1998), British gymnast
- Lane Beattie (born 1951), American politician
- Mary Beattie (1923–2015), American politician
- Maureen Beattie (born 1953), Scottish actress
- Melody Beattie (1948–2025), American author of self-help books
- Peter Beattie (born 1952), Premier of Queensland (1998–2007)
- Robert Beattie (writer) (fl. 2000s), American lawyer
- Robert Ethelbert Beattie (1875–1925), Canadian politician
- Robert M. Beattie (born 1962), English gastroenterologist
- Rolla Kent Beattie (1875–1960), American botanist and plant pathologist
- Simon Beattie (born 1975), antiquarian bookseller
- Stephen Beattie (1908–1975), Royal Navy Lieutenant-Commander during the Second World War, winner of the Victoria Cross
- Taylor Beattie (1837–1920), Louisiana politician and judge
- Wendy Beattie (born 1980), Australian field hockey player
- William Beattie (physician) (1793–1876), Scottish physician and poet
- William Francis Beattie (1886–1918), Scottish sculptor
- William George Beattie (1841–1918), son of Joseph Hamilton Beattie, also locomotive engineer for the London and South Western Railway
