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[1]
- 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[2]
- 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
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