# Batt (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,622 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,026 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 85,242 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.8% (3,557 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, a pet form of Bartholomew. * Also as an English surname, possibly from Old English batt (“cudgel”); see modern bat. * As a German surname, from a derivative of Medieval Latin beatus (“blessed”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Batt 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Batt in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.

## People named Batt

- Bryan Batt, American actor
- Phil Batt, American politician (1927-2023)
- Isobel Batt-Doyle, Australian athlete
- Ben Batt, British actor

## Similar surnames

Beatty, Beattie, Butt, Bott, Baty, Batey, Batty, Bate, Baity, Batie, Bata, Bett.

## 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.