# Batten (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,716 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,597 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,014 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.2% (7,267 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English surname, pet form of Batt.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Batten 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Batten in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Batten

- Kim Batten, American hurdler
- Cyia Batten, American dancer, model, and actress
- Jennifer Batten, American musician
- Haley Batten, American cyclist
- John D. Batten, British artist (1865-1932)
- Lily Newton, British botanist and phycologist (1893-1981)

## Similar surnames

Batton, Baden, Battin, Botten, Bowden, Button, Beaudoin, Bodine, Boden, Beaton, Boutin, Bethune.

## 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.