How common is the surname Batten?

7,716 people in the United States had the surname Batten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,014 Americans. It ranked 4,597th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Batten?

Kim Batten, American hurdler, followed by Cyia Batten.

Where is the surname Batten most common?

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

Is the surname Batten getting more or less common?

More common. 7,267 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,716 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname Batten

A surname, carried by 7,716 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B350

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Batten is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

English surname, pet form of Batt.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,716 people named Batten in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,014 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,267.

#4,597

rank among US surnames

7,716

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,492)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,593	Angell	7,725	39,967
#4,594	Mauro	7,722	39,983
#4,596	Goolsby	7,721	39,988
#4,597	Batten	7,716	40,014

Who is named Batten

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

85% of people named Batten identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Battens

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kim Batten
American hurdler, born 1969
Cyia Batten
American dancer, model, and actress, born 1972
Jennifer Batten
American musician, born 1957
Haley Batten
American cyclist, born 1998
John D. Batten
British artist (1865-1932)
Lily Newton
British botanist and phycologist (1893-1981)

Notable Battens come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Batten

Batten has the Soundex code B350, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B350.

Questions

Where does the surname Batten come from?: English surname, pet form of Batt.
How common is the surname Batten?: 7,716 people in the United States had the surname Batten in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,014 Americans. It ranked 4,597th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Batten?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Batten identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Batten?: Kim Batten, American hurdler, followed by Cyia Batten.
Where is the surname Batten most common?: Wikidata records people named Batten in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Batten getting more or less common?: More common. 7,267 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,716 in 2010, up 6.2%.