Beattie | |
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Family name | |
Meaning | Diminutive of Bartholomew (patronymic); "one who held land on condition of supplying food to those billeted on him by the chief"; "public victualler" |
Region of origin | Scottish borders, Ireland |
Language(s) of origin | Aramaic; Irish Gaelic |
Related names | , Beatty, Beatey, Betagh, Betty, MacCaffrey, , MacVitty, MacWatty, MacWattie, Watson |
Clan affiliations | MacBain |
Footnotes: Frequency Comparisons |
Beattie is a surname, meaning "one who held land on condition of supplying food to those billeted on him by the chief"; "public victualler".
See the Beatty Project 2000 website [1]