Beat History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Beat family

The surname Beat 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 Beat family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beat research. Another 119 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1344, 1375, 1466, 1654 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Beat History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Beat Spelling Variations

Although the name, Beat, appeared in many references, from time to time, the surname was shown with the spellings Beats, Beatts, Beat, Beet, Beatt, Bet, Bett and many more.

Early Notables of the Beat family

Notable amongst the family name during their early history was

John Beatts, Publisher

Beat migration to the United States +

Gradually becoming disenchanted with life in Ireland many of these uprooted families sailed aboard the armada of sailing ships known as the "White Sails" which plied the stormy Atlantic. These overcrowded ships often arrived with only 60 to 70% of their original passenger list, many dying of cholera, typhoid, dysentery or small pox. In North America, some of the first immigrants who could be considered kinsmen of the Beat family name Beat, or who bore a variation of the surname were

Beat Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

William Beat, who arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621 1
John Beat, who landed in Hingham, Massachusetts in 1649 1
Nicholas Beat, who landed in Maryland in 1670 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Beat (post 1700) +

Beat Arnold (1978-2021), Swiss politician, member of the Swiss People's Party (SVP), he served on the National Council from 2015 to 2019 and he also served in the Landrat of Uri from 2006 to 2010
Beat Fehr (1942-1967), Swiss racing driver
Beat Furrer (b. 1954), Swiss pianist and composer

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)