Last Name BETTS

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Meaning	The son of Beatrice, from the nickname Bete or Bet. No connection with Elizabeth. A contraction of the Latin 'Beatus,' happy.

Origin	English, Latin, Jewish, Irish, Falkland

Rank	1,714 (2000 US census)	1,412 (1990 US census)

Count	19,209 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

72.07%, or 13844 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
23.56%, or 4526 total occurrences, as black,
0.53%, or 102 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.47%, or 90 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.87%, or 359 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.5%, or 288 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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