How common is the surname Batt?

3,622 people in the United States had the surname Batt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,242 Americans. It ranked 9,026th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Batt?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Batt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Batt?

Bryan Batt, American actor, followed by Phil Batt.

Where is the surname Batt most common?

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

Is the surname Batt getting more or less common?

More common. 3,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,622 in 2010, up 1.8%.

Is Batt also a first name?

Yes. Batt 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 Batt

An English patronymic surname, carried by 3,622 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Batt is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

* 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”).

Batt 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 3,622 people named Batt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,242 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,557.

#9,026

rank among US surnames

3,622

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,532)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,020	Stonge	3,625	85,171
#9,023	Lua	3,624	85,195
#9,025	Partlow	3,623	85,218
#9,026	Batt	3,622	85,242
#9,027	Baptista	3,621	85,265
#9,029	Barthel	3,620	85,289

Who is named Batt

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

88% of people named Batt identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Two or more races 1.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Batts

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bryan Batt
American actor, born 1963
Phil Batt
American politician (1927-2023)
Isobel Batt-Doyle
Australian athlete, born 1995
Ben Batt
British actor, born 1986

Notable Batts come mostly from the United States (2), Australia (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Batt

Batt 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 Batt come from?: * 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”).
How common is the surname Batt?: 3,622 people in the United States had the surname Batt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,242 Americans. It ranked 9,026th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Batt?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Batt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Batt?: Bryan Batt, American actor, followed by Phil Batt.
Where is the surname Batt most common?: Wikidata records people named Batt in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Batt?: Batt is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Batt getting more or less common?: More common. 3,557 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,622 in 2010, up 1.8%.
Is Batt also a first name?: Yes. Batt 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.