# Mountbatten (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mountbatten/  
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 German.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | fewer than 100 |
| US rank (2010) | not ranked |
| How often | not recorded |
| Change since 2000 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /maʊ̯ntˈbætn̩/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Montbatten |

## Etymology

Partial calque of German Battenberg (literally “Batten mountain”), equivalent to mount + Batten. The name was anglicised by Prince Louis of Battenberg and his children and nephews on 14 July 1917 after renouncing their German titles, due to anti-German feeling during World War I. They had considered an alternative translation, Battenhill, but later rejected it. The neighbourhood is named after Lord Louis Mountbatten (1900–1979).

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mountbatten in the United Kingdom.

## People named Mountbatten

- Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, British aristocrat (1901-1960)
- Lord Ivar Mountbatten, British aristocrat, farmer, geologist, and businessman

## Similar surnames

Mandeville, Mendivil, Mamedov, Montford, Montufar, Mammadov, Mammadova.

## 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.