Cognomen Bethea (Bethea 
) , all over the world, is a common last name. The last name Bethea is habitual in the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, where it is a rare surname, and Greece. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. Much less frequently, Bethea is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Bethea | United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, United States, New Zealand |
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solomon hicks bethea United States federal judge, US (b. 1852) |
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| tristram benjamin bethea American politician, US (b. 1810) |
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red bethea American football player (1905-1986), US (b. 1905) |
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| preston lang bethea American farmer and politician (1870-1944), US (b. 1870) |
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| neil graham bethea American Methodist Protestant evangelist and minister (b. 1872) |
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| andrew bethea American politician (1879-1945), US (b. 1879) |
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| oscar walter bethea (b. 1878) |
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elvin bethea American football player (born 1946), US (b. 1946) |
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| florence elizabeth bethea American artist, US (b. 1902) |
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james bethea American television writer and producer, US (b. 1965) |
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| alfred w. bethea South Carolina farmer and politician, US (b. 1916) |
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antoine bethea American football player (born 1984), US (b. 1984) |
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| willie bethea Canadian football player, US (b. 1939) |
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| bill bethea American baseball player and coach, US (b. 1942) |
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| stephanie bethea flutist, US (b. 1953) |
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