How common is the surname Battiste?

1,528 people in the United States had the surname Battiste in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,059 Americans. It ranked 18,208th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Battiste?

Harold Battiste, American music composer, arranger, performer, and teacher (1931–2015).

Where is the surname Battiste most common?

Wikidata records people named Battiste in the United States.

Is the surname Battiste getting more or less common?

More common. 1,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,528 in 2010, up 18%.

The surname Battiste

A French surname, carried by 1,528 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). Battiste is more common than 88.8% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,528 people named Battiste in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 202,059 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,298.

#18,208

rank among US surnames

1,528

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+17.7%

change since 2000 (was #19,313)

Who is named Battiste

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

63% of people named Battiste identified as Black (not Hispanic), 30% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 63%
White (not Hispanic) 30%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Battistes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Harold Battiste
American music composer, arranger, performer, and teacher (1931–2015)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Battiste

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Battiste come from?: Battiste is French in origin.
How common is the surname Battiste?: 1,528 people in the United States had the surname Battiste in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 202,059 Americans. It ranked 18,208th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Battiste?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Battiste identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 30% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Battiste?: Harold Battiste, American music composer, arranger, performer, and teacher (1931–2015).
Where is the surname Battiste most common?: Wikidata records people named Battiste in the United States.
Is the surname Battiste getting more or less common?: More common. 1,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,528 in 2010, up 18%.