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Early Origins of the Beate family

The surname Beate was first found in Edinburghshire, a former county, now part of the Midlothian council area where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Beate family

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Beate Spelling Variations

The name, Beate, occurred in many references, and from time to time, it was spelt Beats, Beatts, Beat, Beet, Beatt, Bet, Bett and many more.

Early Notables of the Beate family

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United States Beate migration to the United States +

The New World beckoned settlers from the Scottish-English borders. They sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. Some called them, less romantically, the "coffin ships." Among the early settlers bearing the Beate surname who came to North America were:

Beate Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • William Beate, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 1
  • Richard Beate, who settled in Virginia in 1653
Beate Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Walter Beate, who landed in Virginia in 1723 1

Australia Beate migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Beate Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • John Beate, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Caspar" in 1849 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Beate (post 1700) +

  • Beate Grimsrud (1963-2020), Norwegian novelist and playwright
  • Beate Holzapfel (b. 1966), West German high jumper at the 1990 European Indoor Championships
  • Beate Finckh (b. 1960), German actress


  1. 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)
  2. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The CASPAR 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Caspar.htm


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