Beddoe

Beddoe is a surname of Welsh origin.

It originates from Bettws or Betws (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈbɛtʊs]), a Welsh name that is derived from the Anglo-Saxon Old English bed-hus—i.e.

a bead-house: a house of prayer, or oratory.

[1] At the time of the British Census of 1881,[2] its frequency was highest in Pembrokeshire (over 65 times the national average), followed by Cambridgeshire, Shropshire, Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Carmarthenshire, Staffordshire, Cardiganshire and Warwickshire.

Notable people with the surname include: