Beiter History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The name Beiter is rooted in the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture. It was a name for someone who was a coppersmith or a dealer in baterie. The surname Beiter is possibly derived from the Old French word bateor, meaning one who beats, a term which has been applied to a beater of cloth or fuller. The surname may also be a short form of the word orbatour, which means a beater of gold.

Early Origins of the Beiter family

The surname Beiter was first found in Berkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Beiter family

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Beiter Spelling Variations

Beiter has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Many variations of the name Beiter have been found, including Beater, Beeter, Beatere, Betere, Batere, Bettere and many more.

Early Notables of the Beiter family

Distinguished members of the family include Richard Batere, a prominent 12th century landholder in Berkshire; and Thomas Patrick Betterton (ca. 1635 - 1710), English actor buried in Westminster Abbey. He "was born in Tothill Street, Westminster, and was apprenticed by his father, who was under-cook to Charles I, to a bookseller. These are...
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Beiter migration to the United States +

In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Beiters to arrive on North American shores:

Beiter Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Kolban Beiter, aged 55, who landed in Missouri in 1846 1
Mr. Bernhard Beiter, aged 28, German postillon who arrived in New Orleans in 1846 aboard the ship "Constitution", bound for St. Louis
Ignatz Beiter, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County,Pennsylvania in 1848 1
Matthias Beiter, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County,Pennsylvania in 1854 1
Titus Beiter, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1866 1
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Contemporary Notables of the name Beiter (post 1700) +

Mildred F. Beiter, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1944 2
Alfred Florian Beiter (1894-1974), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from New York 41st District, 1933-39, 1941-43; Defeated, 1938, 1942 2

Citations +

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 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html