# Bettis (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bettis/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,931 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,829 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 52,056 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.7% (5,665 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bettis in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 71% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bettis in the United States.

## People named Bettis

- Angela Bettis, American actress, film producer, and director
- John Bettis, American lyricist
- Valerie Bettis, American dancer (1919-1982)
- Jerome Bettis, American football player

## Similar surnames

Butts, Betts, Betz, Batts, Botts, Beets, Bates, Butz, Boots, Bethke, Batz, Budge.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.