Last name: BEATON
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BEATON : This last name is indexed 44,722 times on Geneanet!Origin of last name
BEATON : 1: Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Béthune in Pas-de-Calais France (see Bethune). The Hebridean family of McBeth hereditary physicians adopted the surname Beaton in the 16th century.2: English: from the Middle English personal name Beton a diminutive of Bete a pet form of Beatrice (see Beatrice). Compare Beat.3: English: variant of Betton.
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