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![Show Contents]() Bete Surname History
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Bete is an ancient Anglo-Saxon surname that came from one of a number of personal names. The surname Bete is usually explained as a metronymic derivative of the female personal name Beatrice, or less often, Elizabeth. 1 However, the name is undoubtedly occasionally derived from the male personal name Bartholomew, which also took the variant forms Bertram or Bertelmew. The surname Bete may also be a "local" type surname which means a dweller by the hollows. Early Origins of the Bete familyThe surname Bete was first found in Norfolk, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066. "One of the principal stocks of the old and characteristic Norfolk name of Betts included the family that possessed, in the 15th and 16th centuries, the manors of Hastings Hall and Whitefoot in Irmingland. This name is also well represented in Lincolnshire, where it usually takes the form of Bett; it is also present, though less numerous, in the other east coast counties of Suffolk and Kent." 2 Early History of the Bete familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bete research. Another 178 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1379, 1480, 1500, 1570, 1576, 1581, 1590, 1642, 1643, 1646, 1647, 1695, 1743, 1770, 1905 and 1912 are included under the topic Early Bete History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Bete Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Bete has been recorded under many different variations, including Betts, Bets, Bettes, Bett, Bette and others. Early Notables of the Bete familyNotables of the family at this time include John Bettes (d. 1570?), an English miniature painter, commonly stated to have been a pupil of Nicholas Hilliard. "Bettes painted a miniature in oils of Queen Elizabeth, which is said to have been highly successful. He is mentioned by Foxe in his 'Ecclesiastical History' as having engraved a pedigree and some vignettes for Hall's 'Chronicle.' He is also said to have painted the portrait of Sir John Godsalve. Foxe...
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 Bete migration to the United States | + |
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Bete or a variant listed above:
Bete Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Pedro Bete, who arrived in Peru in 1834 3
- Heinrich Bete, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 3
- Henry Bete, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 3
- Andreas Bete, aged 1, who arrived in New York, NY in 1849 3
- Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- 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)
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Bete migration to the United States 
