Bettle Family History
Bettle Name Meaning
English (Bedfordshire):: nickname from Middle English betel ‘mallet’ (Anglian Old English bētel West Saxon bītel bȳtel) perhaps denoting a maker or user of a beetle (a kind of mallet used for driving in wedges ramming down paving stones etc.). in some cases perhaps a nickname from Middle English bitel ‘sharp’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022