Beget History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Germany
Ireland

The ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of England produced the name of Beget. It was given to a person with a prominent nose. The Old English word beke refers to the beak of a bird. More rarely, Beget may be a local type surname, referring to someone who lived beside a stream.

The surname in this case is derived from the Northern Old English word bekke, which means stream and is derived from the Old Norse word bekkr. Also, Beget may be a local surname referring to settlements called Beckett in Berkshire and Devon.

The Berkshire settlement takes its name from the Old English words beo, which means bee, and cot, which means cottage or shelter. The name of the Devon settlement has the Old English personal name Bicca, which is probably derived from becca, which means pickaxe or mattock, as its first element.

Early Origins of the Beget family

The surname Beget was first found in Norfolk and Cheshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Beget family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beget research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1170, 1653, 1684, 1719, 1738 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Beget History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Beget Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Beget has appeared include Becket, Beckett, Beckete, Beckette and others.

Early Notables of the Beget family

Distinguished members of the family include Isaac Beckett (1653-1719), an English mezzotint engraver from Kent; one of the first practitioners of the art in England. William Becket (1684-1738), the English surgeon...
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Migration of the Beget family to Ireland

Some of the Beget family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Beget migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Beget arrived in North America very early:

Beget Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Diego Beget, who arrived in Nombre de Dios, Panama in 1835 1
Peter Beget, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1873 1
Pierre Beget, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1873 1
Bernard Beget, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1877 1
Anthony Beget, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1878 1

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)