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    The surname Bata

    A Hungarian patronymic surname, carried by 540 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B300

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bata is more common than 75% of them.

    Origin

    Hungarian origin

    Various origins: * Borrowed from Hungarian Bata, a patronymic surname. * Borrowed from Czech Baťa, a nickname for a good-natured man. * Borrowed from Tagalog Bata, a nickname from bata (“child”). * Borrowed from Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa, “duck”), probably used as a nickname.

    Bata is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 46 Hungarian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 540 people named Bata in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 571,751 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 448.

    #40,494
    rank among US surnames
    540
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +20.5%
    change since 2000 (was #45,078)

    Who is named Bata

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    69% of people named Bata identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 6.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 69%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 16%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 6.3%
    • Two or more races 5.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Batas

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tomáš Baťa
      Bohemian-Czech entrepreneur (1876-1932)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bata

    Bata has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

    Other Hungarian surnames

    All 46 Hungarian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bata come from?
    Various origins: * Borrowed from Hungarian Bata, a patronymic surname. * Borrowed from Czech Baťa, a nickname for a good-natured man. * Borrowed from Tagalog Bata, a nickname from bata (“child”). * Borrowed from Arabic بَطَّة (baṭṭa, “duck”), probably used as a nickname.
    How common is the surname Bata?
    540 people in the United States had the surname Bata in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 571,751 Americans. It ranked 40,494th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bata?
    In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Bata identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Bata?
    Tomáš Baťa, Bohemian-Czech entrepreneur (1876-1932).
    Where is the surname Bata most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bata in Austria–Hungary.
    What type of surname is Bata?
    Bata is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Bata getting more or less common?
    More common. 448 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 540 in 2010, up 21%.