A UK site that provides the count of each surname in the UK, US & Australia. http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/BEATTY By changing the search name you can see the count for any name, e.g., goto http://www.britishsurnames.co.uk/surnames/BEATTIE This site reports that the # of "Beattys" found in USA overwhelms the # in UK, whereas the "Beattie" variant is predominant in the UK. Also the etymology of names is given and this site supports the "Bartholomew" source. Beattie/Beaty/Beatty/Beatie/Beatey: Scottish/Northern Irish Patronymic name...derived from the name Bartholomew. Bate was a pet form of that given name, and sons of Bate might be known as Beattie, Beatty, or Beatey. A longer list of derivative names is provided when you search on "Beatty" at the site noted above. TomBeatty, 199