How common is the surname Batty?

2,200 people in the United States had the surname Batty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,339 Americans. It ranked 13,752nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Batty getting more or less common?

More common. 2,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,200 in 2010, up 6.4%.

Is Batty also a first name?

Yes. Batty 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 Batty

An English patronymic surname, carried by 2,200 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Batty is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Batte, a Middle English pet-form of Bartholomew.

Batty is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,200 people named Batty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,339 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,068.

#13,752

rank among US surnames

2,200

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,488)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,746	Beaird	2,201	140,275
#13,752	Sova	2,200	140,339
#13,759	Baumer	2,199	140,403

Who is named Batty

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

82% of people named Batty identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Batty

Batty has the Soundex code B300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B300.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Batty come from?: From Batte, a Middle English pet-form of Bartholomew.
How common is the surname Batty?: 2,200 people in the United States had the surname Batty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,339 Americans. It ranked 13,752nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Batty?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Batty identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
What type of surname is Batty?: Batty is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Batty getting more or less common?: More common. 2,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,200 in 2010, up 6.4%.
Is Batty also a first name?: Yes. Batty 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.