Beddoe is a surname of Welsh origin. It originates from Bettws or Betws (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbɛtʊs]), a Welsh name that is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Old English bed-hus—i.e. a bead-house: a house of prayer, or oratory.[1] At the time of the British Census of 1881,[2] its frequency was highest in Pembrokeshire (over 65 times the national average), followed by Cambridgeshire, Shropshire, Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Carmarthenshire, Staffordshire, Cardiganshire and Warwickshire.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Martin Beddoe (born 1955), British judge
  • Alan Beddoe (1893–1975), Canadian artist, consultant in heraldry, and founder of the Heraldry Society of Canada
  • Clive Beddoe (born 1947), founding shareholder and chairman of the board of directors of WestJet Airlines
  • Dan Beddoe (1863–1937), Welsh tenor
  • Don Beddoe (1903–1991), American character actor
  • John Beddoe (1826–1911), British ethnologist
  • Valerie Beddoe (born 1960), Australian diver

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  1. ^ "Full text of "The place-names of England and Wales"". Archive.org. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Beddoe Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014