Beaton
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English
Etymology
Several origins:
- Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Béthune in northern France
- Patronymic surname and pet name from a short form of Bartholomew or Beatrice
- Variant of McBeth
Proper noun
Beaton (countable and uncountable, plural Beatons)
- A surname.
- A locality and former settlement (now flooded) in West Kootenay region, British Columbia, Canada.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beaton is the 7468th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4462 individuals. Beaton is most common among White (79.11%) and Black/African American (12.55%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beaton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 120.