Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BECKETT
There are approximately 15,124 people named Beckett in the UK. That makes it the 667th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 239 are named Beckett.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Diminutive
Related and similar surnames
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The Beckett surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A little brook. (By no means appropriate to the furious St. Thomas of Canterbury!
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BECKET. BECKETT. See A'Beckett. There is a tything in co. Berks so called.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.