Batty Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Batty Name Meaning: A shortened version of the forename Bartholomew, often shortened to 'Bat(t)e and used as a forename also.

A common surname in Yorkshire. Which is thought to have been made popular after St.Bartholomew. May have also been given to someone who worked on or owned a boat, from the Anglo Saxon word 'bat'meaning boat.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Batty Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Batty family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 55
Living On Own Means 46
Cotton Weaver 44
Coal Miner Hewer 34
Dress Maker 33
Scholar 33
Farmer 31
General Servant Domestic 22
Cotton Spinner 19
Butcher 18
Coal Miner C Hewer 18
Charwoman 16
Domestic Servant 15
Cotton Card Room Hand 14
Tailoress 13
Cotton Piecer 12
Coal Miner 11
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 11
Cook Domestic 10
House Keeper Domestic 10
Farm Labourer 10
Plumber 10
School Boy 10
Coal Hewer 10
Woollen Weaver 10

Batty Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Batty 100% 30,889
2 Batey 80% 7,894
3 Battye 83% 7,162
4 Baty 80% 5,737
5 Betty 80% 4,722
6 Battey 83% 2,928
7 Beatty 83% 2,400
8 Battie 67% 916
9 Bettey 67% 465
10 Batie 60% 352
11 Butty 80% 221
12 Beattey 71% 160
13 Bitty 80% 144
14 Botty 80% 123
15 Buttey 67% 122

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The surname Batty is the most popular version of all its varients

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