| ![Show Contents]() Beeth History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland England The annals of Scottish history reveal that Beeth was first used as a name by ancestors of the Pictish tribe of ancient Scotland. The Beeth family lived in the lands of Beath in Fife. 1 2 The name is a topographic or local surname, which was given to a family who held a barony or lands, had houses, manors or estates in that area. The name could have also been derived from the Gaelic beith which means birch tree. Early Origins of the Beeth familyThe surname Beeth was first found in Fife, at the Hill of Beath, a hill and a village in Fife, Scotland just outside Dunfermline and joined to Cowdenbeath. The village is best known as the location of the meeting of the Covenanters at which John Blackadder was one of the preachers in the summer of 1670. As of 1896, it had a population of about 1,300 people. The first entries for the family was "Edmund de Beeth witnessed the gift of 10s. annually to the monks of Dunfermline by Gilbert de Cles in 1231, and Malcolmus Beyth witnessed a charter by Maldouen, earl of Leuenauch to the monastery of Arnbroath in the same year." 1 Early History of the Beeth familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beeth research. Another 209 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1231, 1480, 1491, 1498, 1508, 1550, 1580, 1633, 1635, 1657, 1672, 1675 and 1696 are included under the topic Early Beeth History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Beeth Spelling VariationsBefore the first dictionaries appeared in the last few hundred years, scribes spelled according to sound. spelling variations are common among Scottish names. Beeth has been spelled Beath, Beeth, Beith, Bait, Baith and others. Early Notables of the Beeth familyNotable amongst the Clan at this time was - William Beith or Beeth, a Dominican writer, according to Anthony à Wood, spent his early years at Oxford, and was, towards the middle of his life, made provincial of his order for England. "The appar...
 Beeth migration to the United States | + |
In those unstable times, many had no choice but to leave their beloved homelands. Sickness and poverty hounded travelers to North America, but those who made it were welcomed with land and opportunity. These settlers gave the young nations of Canada and the United States a strong backbone as they stood up for their beliefs as United Empire Loyalists and in the American War of Independence. In this century, the ancestors of these brave Scots have begun to recover their illustrious heritage through Clan societies and other heritage organizations. Early passenger and immigration lists reveal many Scottish settlers bearing the name Beeth:
Beeth Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Robert Beeth, who settled in Savannah, Georgia, in 1820
Beeth Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Anna Beeth, aged 8, who landed in America from Wensin, Germany, in 1910
- Ernst Beeth, aged 6, who immigrated to the United States from Wensin, Germany, in 1910
- Heinrich Beeth, aged 33, who settled in America from Wensin, Germany, in 1910
- Willy Beeth, aged 3, who immigrated to the United States from Wensin, Germany, in 1910
- Heaning Beeth, aged 33, who landed in America, in 1921
- ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
| Contemporary Notables of the name Beeth (post 1700) | + |
- Lola Beeth (1861-1940), German soprano opera singer
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Fortuna virtute
Motto Translation: By good fortune and valour.
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
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