Beatson
English
Etymology
Patronymic from the personal name Beat.
Proper noun
Beatson (plural Beatsons)
- A surname transferred from the given name.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beatson is the 54530th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 378 individuals. Beatson is most common among White (92.33%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beatson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120.