# Batiste (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/batiste/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,640 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,253 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 46,498 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (5,990 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Batiste in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.3% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Batiste in the United States.

## People named Batiste

- Jon Batiste, American musician and singer (b. 1986)
- Michael Batiste, American basketball player (born 1977)
- Alvin Batiste, American clarinetist (1932-2007)

## Similar surnames

Bautista, Batista, Battista, Battiste, Badgett, Boydston, Bedgood, Boydstun.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.