Beedy Surname History

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Ireland
Scotland

Early Origins of the Beedy family

The surname Beedy was first found in Northumberland where the name was derived from the name of an ancestor as in the son of Beatrice. An "abbreviation of the female name Beatrix." 1 The name appeared here and in Lowland Scotland. "The following variants of this surname are" found on the Border: Baetie, Baitie, Baittie, Batie, Baty, Batye, Baytie, and Bette." 2

Early History of the Beedy family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beedy research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1597, 1603, 1735, 1771, 1803 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Beedy History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Beedy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Beattie, Beatty, Beaty, Beatie, Betay, Bety and others.

Early Notables of the Beedy family

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Migration of the Beedy family to Ireland

Some of the Beedy family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 61 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Beedy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Beedy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

A Beedy, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 3
J Beedy, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Beedy (post 1700) +

Dan Beedy, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Senator from Kansas, 1920 4
Carroll Lynwood Beedy (1880-1947), American Republican politician, Cumberland County Prosecuting Attorney, 1917-21; U.S. Representative from Maine 1st District, 1921-35; Defeated, 1934 4

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 11) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html