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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

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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!

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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