How common is the surname Battista?

4,136 people in the United States had the surname Battista in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,648 Americans. It ranked 7,997th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Battista?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Battista identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Battista?

Miriam Battista, American actress (1912-1980).

Where is the surname Battista most common?

Wikidata records people named Battista in the United States.

Is the surname Battista getting more or less common?

More common. 3,973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,136 in 2010, up 4.1%.

Is Battista also a first name?

Yes. Battista 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 Battista

An Italian surname, carried by 4,136 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B323

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Battista is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Battista.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,136 people named Battista in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,648 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,973.

#7,997

rank among US surnames

4,136

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,719)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,988	Norfleet	4,139	74,594
#7,992	Haws	4,138	74,612
#7,995	Willman	4,137	74,630
#7,997	McAnally	4,136	74,648
#8,002	Derose	4,135	74,666
#8,003	Karns	4,133	74,703
#8,005	Arcos	4,132	74,721

Who is named Battista

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

94% of people named Battista identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 0.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Battistas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Miriam Battista
American actress (1912-1980)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Battista

Battista has the Soundex code B323, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B323.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Battista come from?: Borrowed from Italian Battista.
How common is the surname Battista?: 4,136 people in the United States had the surname Battista in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,648 Americans. It ranked 7,997th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Battista?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Battista identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Battista?: Miriam Battista, American actress (1912-1980).
Where is the surname Battista most common?: Wikidata records people named Battista in the United States.
Is the surname Battista getting more or less common?: More common. 3,973 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,136 in 2010, up 4.1%.
Is Battista also a first name?: Yes. Battista 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.