# 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 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 player
* Dickey Betts (1943–2024), American guitarist, singer, and songwriter
* Edward Ladd Betts (1815–1872), English railway contractor
* Frederick Betts (1859–1944), British landowner, donated Betts Park in Bromley, London
* 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), American politician from Ohio
* John Betts, several people
* Jonathan Betts (born 1955), British horological scholar
* Jonathan Betts-LaCroix, American business 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 player
* Lauren Betts (born 2003), American basketball player
* 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), American baseball player
* Morton Betts (1847–1914), English sportsman
* Naomi Betts (born 1982), American criminal
* Nelle Marion Betts (1887–1915), Australian cartoonist and illustrator
* Richard Betts (disambiguation), several people
* Robert Betts (born 1981), English football player
* Roland W. Betts (born 1946), American businessman
* Sally Betts, Australian mayor
* Samuel Betts (Connecticut politician) (1660–1733), American politician from Connecticut
* Samuel Betts (1786–1868), American politician and judge from New York
* Selwyn Frederic Betts (1879–1938), Australian lawyer and judge
* Sienna Betts (born 2006), American basketball player
* Susan Betts, Australian artist and illustrator
* Thaddeus Betts (1789–1840), American politician from Connecticut
* Thomas Betts (1650–1717), American politician from Connecticut
* 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