The surname Battles
A surname, carried by 7,702 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex B342
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 7,702 people named Battles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,086 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,260.
#4,606
rank among US surnames
7,702
people in 2010
2.6
per 100,000 Americans
+6.1%
change since 2000 (was #4,500)
Who is named Battles
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
62% of people named Battles identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 62%
- Black (not Hispanic) 31%
- Two or more races 2.7%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Battles
Battles has the Soundex code B342, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B342.
Questions
- How common is the surname Battles?
- 7,702 people in the United States had the surname Battles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,086 Americans. It ranked 4,606th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Battles?
- In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Battles identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Battles getting more or less common?
- More common. 7,260 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,702 in 2010, up 6.1%.