Betts

Betts is an English Patronymic surname, deriving from the medieval personal name Bett, a short form of Bartholomew, Beatrice, or Elizabeth. It is also the americanized spelling of German Betz. The surname may refer to

• Alejandro Jacobo Betts (1947–2020), Argentine air-traffic controller
• Alison Betts (PhD 1986), Scottish archaeologist and academic
• Arnie F. Betts (1909–1993), American politician
• Blair Betts (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
• Charles Betts (born 1986), American professional wrestler better known as Chad Gable
• Clive James Charles Betts (born 1950), British politician
• Connor Stephen Betts, (c.1995-2019), American mass murderer, perpetrator of the 2019 Dayton shooting
• Daisy Betts Miller, Australian actress
• Daniel Betts (born 1971), British actor
• Denis Betts (born 1969), English rugby league player
• Dickey Betts (1943–2024), American guitarist, singer, and songwriter
• Edward Ladd Betts (1815–1872), English railway contractor
• Frederick Betts (1859–1944), landowner, donated Betts Park
• Gilbert Frederick Betts (1916–1982), English cricketer
• Frederick Nicholson Betts (1906–1973), British Indian Army officer and ornithologist
• Harry Betts (died 1985), jazz composer
• Jackson Edward Betts (1904–1993), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio
• John Betts, several people
• Jonathan Betts (born 1955), British horological scholar
• Jonathan Betts-LaCroix, American computer company executive
• José Ángel Ramos Betts (2008–2020), Mexican school shooter who committed the Colegio Cervantes shooting
• William Thomas "Keter" Betts (1928–2005), American jazz double bassist
• Matthew Ladell Betts (born 1979), American football running back
• Leah Sarah Betts (1977–1995), English ecstasy-related death
• Louis Betts (1873–1961), American portrait painter
• Mahlon Betts (1795–1867), American carpenter, shipwright, businessman, banker
• Mathieu Betts (born 1995), Canadian-American football player
• Melvyn Betts (born 1975), English cricketer
• Markus Lynn "Mookie" Betts (born 1992), Major League baseball player
• Morton Betts (1847–1914), English sportsman
• Naomi Betts (born 1982), American criminal
• Richard Betts (disambiguation)
• Robert Betts (born 1981), English footballer
• Roland W. Betts (born 1946), American businessman
• Sally Betts, Mayor of Waverley Council (New South Wales, Australia)
• Samuel Betts (Connecticut politician) (1660–1733), Connecticut state representative
• Samuel Betts (1786–1868), United States congressman and federal judge from New York
• Susan Betts, Australian artist and illustrator
• Thaddeus Betts (1789–1840), United States Senator and Lieutenant Governor from Connecticut
• Thomas Betts (1650–1717), member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
• Todd Betts (born 1973), Canadian baseball player
• Torben Betts (born 1968), English playwright and screenwriter

Betts may also refer to;

• Betts electrolytic process for separating lead and bismuth
• the Supreme Court Case Betts v. Brady
• R v Betts and Ridley, a famous case in British law
• Betts Group in Australia

See also

• Bett (disambiguation)
• Bettsville, Ohio
• Betts Park, Penge

References

1. Mookie Betts
2. Dickey Betts
3. Niecy Nash
4. Daniel Betts
5. Chad Gable
6. Betts Group
7. BETT
8. Eddie Betts
9. John Betts
10. Duane Betts
11. Daisy Betts
12. Death of Leah Betts
13. Bett
14. Alejandro Betts
15. Richard Betts
16. Andrew Betts
17. Thomas & Betts
18. Leonard Betts
19. 2019 Dayton shooting
20. The Allman Brothers Band