How common is the surname Battle?

26,432 people in the United States had the surname Battle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,681 Americans. It ranked 1,332nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Battle?

Simone Battle, American singer and dancer (1989–2014), followed by Kathleen Battle.

Where is the surname Battle most common?

Wikidata records people named Battle in the United States.

How do you pronounce Battle?

Battle is /ˈbætəɫ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Battle getting more or less common?

More common. 23,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,432 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Battle

A place surname, carried by 26,432 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbætəɫ/ 2 syllables Soundex B340

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Battle is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

Capitalization of battle. Doublet of Battaglia.

Battle is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 26,432 people named Battle in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,681 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,934.

#1,332

rank among US surnames

26,432

people in 2010

9.0

per 100,000 Americans

+10.4%

change since 2000 (was #1,359)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,323	Couch	26,615	11,600
#1,324	Dickinson	26,607	11,604
#1,325	Cassidy	26,590	11,611
#1,326	Rucker	26,581	11,615
#1,327	Gabriel	26,578	11,617
#1,328	Herron	26,559	11,625
#1,329	McNamara	26,534	11,636

Who is named Battle

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

77% of people named Battle identified as Black (not Hispanic), 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 77%
White (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 3.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Battles

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Simone Battle
American singer and dancer (1989–2014)
Kathleen Battle
American opera singer, born 1948
Texas Battle
American actor, born 1976
Hinton Battle
African-American actor, dancer, and choreographer, 1956–2024
Kenny Battle
American basketball player (born 1964)
Talor Battle
American basketball player (born 1988)
Jamison Battle
American basketball player (born 2001)
John S. Battle
American politician (1890–1972)
John Battle
American basketball player, born 1962
Ashley Battle
American basketball player (born 1982)
Laurie Calvin Battle
American politician (1912-2000)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Battle

Bittle

Battle has the Soundex code B340, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B340.

Questions

Where does the surname Battle come from?: Capitalization of battle. Doublet of Battaglia.
How common is the surname Battle?: 26,432 people in the United States had the surname Battle in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,681 Americans. It ranked 1,332nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Battle?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Battle identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Battle?: Simone Battle, American singer and dancer (1989–2014), followed by Kathleen Battle.
Where is the surname Battle most common?: Wikidata records people named Battle in the United States.
How do you pronounce Battle?: Battle is /ˈbætəɫ/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Battle?: Battle is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Battle getting more or less common?: More common. 23,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,432 in 2010, up 10%.