How common is the surname Battin?

1,286 people in the United States had the surname Battin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,082 Americans. It ranked 20,601st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Battin?

Skip Battin, American musician (1934-2003).

Where is the surname Battin most common?

Wikidata records people named Battin in the United States.

Is the surname Battin getting more or less common?

More common. 1,259 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,286 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Battin

A surname, carried by 1,286 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). Battin is more common than 87.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,286 people named Battin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 240,082 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,259.

#20,601

rank among US surnames

1,286

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,784)

Who is named Battin

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

87% of people named Battin identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.1%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Battins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Skip Battin
American musician (1934-2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Battin

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

Questions

How common is the surname Battin?: 1,286 people in the United States had the surname Battin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 240,082 Americans. It ranked 20,601st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Battin?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Battin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Battin?: Skip Battin, American musician (1934-2003).
Where is the surname Battin most common?: Wikidata records people named Battin in the United States.
Is the surname Battin getting more or less common?: More common. 1,259 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,286 in 2010, up 2.1%.