Bethune (surname)
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Bethune, or Béthune, is a French and Scottish
surname. It originates from the name of the city of Béthune
in Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
. The name of the city was first recorded in the 8th century, in the Latin
form Bitunia. The city's name is likely derived from the Germanic personal name
Betto. The surname
is first recorded in Scotland
between the years 1165-90, when Robert de Betunia is recorded as witnessing a charter. According to George Fraser Black, the name was usually written in old records and charters as Betun, Beton; and Black noted that by the 16th century it had become confused with the surname Beaton
.
Scottish surnames
Scottish surnames are surnames currently found in Scotland, or surnames that have a historical connection with the country.-History:The earliest surnames found in Scotland occur during the reign of David I, King of Scots...
surname. It originates from the name of the city of Béthune
Béthune
Béthune is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department.-Geography:Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated South-East of Calais, West of Lille, and North of Paris.-Landmarks:...
in Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
France
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. The name of the city was first recorded in the 8th century, in the Latin
Latin
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form Bitunia. The city's name is likely derived from the Germanic personal name
Personal name
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Betto. The surname
Surname
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is first recorded in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
between the years 1165-90, when Robert de Betunia is recorded as witnessing a charter. According to George Fraser Black, the name was usually written in old records and charters as Betun, Beton; and Black noted that by the 16th century it had become confused with the surname Beaton
Beaton (surname)
Beaton is a surname in the English language, which has multiple origins. One origin of the name is from the placename of Béthune, in Pas-de-Calais, France. Another derivation is from the mediaeval personal name Beaton, Beton, which is pet form of a short form of the names Bartholomew or Beatrice...
.
List of persons with the surname
- Ade BethuneAde BethuneAde Bethune was a Catholic liturgical artist.She was associated with the Catholic Worker Movement, and designed an early masthead of its publication, the Catholic Worker, first used in 1935. She later re-designed this in 1985, replacing one of the men with a woman.Bethune was an advocate of...
, Catholic artist - Charles Ramsay Drinkwater Bethune, admiral
- Alexander BethuneAlexander BethuneAlexander Bethune , merchant, was the 12th Mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia, serving from 1907 to 1908. He had previously served five years as alderman. He was a Freemason, and was a founding member of Acacia Lodge No. 22. He is buried at Mountain View Cemetery....
, Mayor of Vancouver - Angus Bethune (politician), Premier of Tasmania
- Angus Bethune (fur trader)Angus Bethune (fur trader)Angus Bethune was the oldest son of the Reverend John Bethune. He had several distinguished brothers, Alexander Neil, who became Anglican bishop of Toronto; John, Anglican clergyman, dean of the diocese of Montreal and principal of McGill University; James Gray prominent Upper Canada businessman;...
- Baldwin of BethuneBaldwin of BethuneBaldwin of Bethune or Baldwin de Béthune , a knight from the House of Bethune in Artois and a crusader, was close companion to successive English kings and on marriage to Hawise of Aumale became Count of Aumale with extensive estates in England.-Origins:Baldwin was the third son of Robert V of...
(c1158-1212), companion of King Richard I - Conon de BéthuneConon de BéthuneConon de Béthune was a crusader and "trouvère" poet.-Life:...
(1150–1220), poet - David BethuneDavid BeatonThe Most Rev. Dr. David Cardinal Beaton was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish Cardinal prior to the Reformation.-Career:...
, archbishop of St Andrews and cardinal - David Lindesay-Bethune, 15th Earl of Lindsay
- Donald BethuneDonald BethuneDonald Bethune was a lawyer, judge, entrepreneur and political figure in Upper Canada.He was born in Williamstown in Upper Canada in 1802, the son of Reverend John Bethune. Donald was part of a prominent family which included four bothers of note...
, Canadian entrepreneur - Eberhard of BéthuneEberhard of BéthuneEberhard of Béthune was a Flemish grammarian of the early thirteenth century, from Arras...
, Flemish grammarian - Edwin Bethune (1802–1869), Arkansas politician
- Elizabeth BethuneElizabeth BethuneElizabeth Bethune, or Beaton, was one of the mistresses of James V of Scotland. Their daughter Jean married Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll...
, a mistress of King James V of ScotlandJames V of ScotlandJames V was King of Scots from 9 September 1513 until his death, which followed the Scottish defeat at the Battle of Solway Moss... - George Washington BethuneGeorge Washington BethuneGeorge Washington Bethune was a preacher-pastor in the Dutch Reformed Church.Of Huguenot descent, his father was a highly successful merchant in New York. Originally a student at Columbia College of Columbia University, Bethune graduated in 1822 from Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania and...
, minister in Dutch Reformed Church - Gordon Bethune, airline executive
- Henry Lindsay BethuneHenry Lindsay BethuneSir Henry Lindsay Bethune was an English officer and a member of a diplomatic and military mission led by John Malcolm to the Persian Empire in 1810....
(1792–1851), Major General in the Persian Army - James BethuneJames BeatonDr. James Beaton was a Scottish church leader, the uncle of Dr. David Cardinal Beaton and the Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland....
, archbishop of Glasgow and of St Andrews - James Bethune, archbishop of Glasgow
- James BethuneJames BethuneJames Bethune was an Ontario lawyer and political figure. He represented Stormont in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1872 to 1879....
, Ontario politician - James Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of LindsayJames Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of LindsayJames Randolph Lindesay-Bethune, 16th Earl of Lindsay, DL, is a Scottish nobleman, businessman and Conservative politician....
- Janet BethuneJanet BeatonJanet Beaton, Lady of Branxholme and Buccleugh was an aristocratic Scottish woman. She was a mistress of James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell....
, reputed to have magical powers - Jean-Baptiste de Bethune, a Belgian architect
- Jeanne de Béthune, Viscountess of Meaux
- John BethuneJohn BethuneJohn Bethune was a Canadian Anglican clergyman and acting principal of McGill University from 1835 to 1846.-Biography:...
- John Bethune (clergyman)
- John Bethune (footballer)John Bethune (footballer)John Bethune , also known as Jack Bethune and Jock Bethune, was a professional association footballer, who played in both the Scottish Football League and The Football League....
, Scottish-born footballer who also represented England at indoor bowls - John Drinkwater BethuneJohn Drinkwater BethuneColonel John Drinkwater Bethune , born John Drinkwater, was an English army officer and military historian, and was well known for his journal, which he kept during the Great Siege of Gibraltar.- Life and career :...
, historian - John Elliot Drinkwater BethuneJohn Elliot Drinkwater BethuneJohn Elliot Drinkwater Bethune , previously John Elliot Drinkwater, a barrister and law member of the Governor-General's Council, was an Anglo-Indian lawyer and a pioneer in promoting women's education in 19th-century India....
, educationalist - John Lemuel BethuneJohn Lemuel BethuneJohn Lemuel Bethune was a Canadian physician and politician in the province of Nova Scotia.Born in Loch Lomond, Nova Scotia, the son of Roderick and Mary B. Bethune, Bethune received his Doctor of Medicine degree from Dalhousie College in 1875...
- Lauchlin BethuneLauchlin BethuneLauchlin Bethune was a U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1831 and 1833.Born near Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1785, Bethune attended private schools and the Lumberton Male Academy. Elected to the North Carolina Senate in 1817, 1818, 1822 to 1825, and 1827, Bethune rose to the U.S....
, North Carolina congressman - Louise Blanchard BethuneLouise Blanchard BethuneLouise Bethune , born Jennie Louise Blanchard in Waterloo, New York, was the first American woman known to have worked as a professional architect. The Blanchard family moved to Buffalo, New York when Louise was a child. She graduated from the Buffalo High School in 1874 and was planning on going...
, architect - Mary BethuneMary BeatonMary Beaton was a Scottish noblewoman and an attendant of Mary, Queen of Scots.- Family :Mary was born in 1543, the third of five children of Robert Beaton, 4th Laird of Criech and Joanna Renwall. Mary's mother was one of Marie de Guise's ladies-in-waiting...
, one of the Four Maries - Mary Bethune Abbott, Prime Minister of Canada
- Mary McLeod BethuneMary McLeod BethuneMary Jane McLeod Bethune was an American educator and civil rights leader best known for starting a school for African American students in Daytona Beach, Florida, that eventually became Bethune-Cookman University and for being an advisor to President Franklin D...
, American activist - Maximilien de Béthune, duc de SullyMaximilien de Béthune, duc de SullyMaximilien de Béthune, first Duke of Sully was the doughty soldier, French minister, staunch Huguenot and faithful right-hand man who assisted Henry IV of France in the rule of France.-Early years:...
, French minister - Norman BethuneNorman BethuneHenry Norman Bethune was a Canadian physician and medical innovator. Bethune is best known for his service in war time medical units during the Spanish Civil War and with the Communist Eighth Route Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War...
, Canadian physician and Communist revolutionary - Norman Bethune, Sr.Norman Bethune, Sr.Norman Bethune was the son of Angus Bethune who was a fur trader. Norman was born in Moose Factory, Ontario. Because of his father's family connections, such as his brother, Donald Bethune, the family moved to Toronto in 1840 where Norman was enrolled in Upper Canada College...
- Peter James BethunePeter James BethunePeter James "Pete" Bethune is a New Zealand promoter of bio-fuels and conservationist. He is the holder of the world record for the fastest trip around the world in a powerboat and was involved with the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society...
- Reginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of LindsayReginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of LindsayReginald Lindesay-Bethune, 12th Earl of Lindsay JP DL was a Scottish nobleman.The eldest son of the 11th Earl of Lindsay and Emily Marian Crosse, he succeeded his father in 1917, and assumed the additional surname of Lindesay in 1919...
- Zina BethuneZina BethuneZina Bethune is an American actress, dancer and choreographer.Bethune started formal ballet training at age 6 at George Balanchine's School of American Ballet. By age 14 she was dancing with the New York City Ballet...