How common is the surname Batey?

3,298 people in the United States had the surname Batey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,616 Americans. It ranked 9,818th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Batey?

Joey Batey, British actor and singer.

Where is the surname Batey most common?

Wikidata records people named Batey in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Batey getting more or less common?

More common. 3,228 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,298 in 2010, up 2.2%.

Is Batey also a first name?

Yes. Batey is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Batey

An English patronymic surname, carried by 3,298 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Batey is more common than 93.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Batte, a Middle English pet-form of Bartholomew.

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,298 people named Batey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,616 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,228.

#9,818

rank among US surnames

3,298

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #9,283)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,810	Vos	3,300	93,559
#9,813	Starke	3,299	93,588
#9,818	Dieter	3,298	93,616
#9,821	Moline	3,296	93,673
#9,827	Polston	3,295	93,701

Who is named Batey

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

75% of people named Batey identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bateys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joey Batey
British actor and singer, born 1989

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Batey

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Batey come from?: From Batte, a Middle English pet-form of Bartholomew.
How common is the surname Batey?: 3,298 people in the United States had the surname Batey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,616 Americans. It ranked 9,818th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Batey?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Batey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Batey?: Joey Batey, British actor and singer.
Where is the surname Batey most common?: Wikidata records people named Batey in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Batey?: Batey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Batey getting more or less common?: More common. 3,228 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,298 in 2010, up 2.2%.
Is Batey also a first name?: Yes. Batey is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.