# Bhatt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bhatt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Sanskrit, of Indian usage

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sanskrit |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,349 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,363 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 57,720 people |
| Change since 2000 | +48% (3,609 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Bhat, Bhatta |

## Etymology

Transliteration of Hindi भट्ट (bhaṭṭ).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bhatt in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 93% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bhatt in the United Kingdom.

## People named Bhatt

- Alia Bhatt, British actress

## Similar surnames

Bhatti, Bhat, Beatty, Bhatia, Batt, Batty, Boyd, Booth, Beaty, Bethea, Beattie, Boothe.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.