Find out how popular the last name Battee is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Battee.

Battee, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Battee surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Battee in America

Battee is the 52169th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Battee surname appeared 398 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Battee.

We can also compare 2010 data for Battee to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Battee

The surname Battee is of French origin, deriving from the Old French word "battre," meaning "to beat" or "to strike." This name likely originated in the medieval period and was likely an occupational surname initially given to someone who worked as a beater or thresher, separating grain from chaff.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname Battee dates back to the 13th century in the region of Normandy, France. It is believed to have been initially spelled as "Batté" or "Battée," with variations arising as the name spread across Europe and eventually to other continents.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Battee surname was Guillaume Battee, a farmer from the village of Rouen in Normandy, who was mentioned in local tax records in the year 1274. Another early reference is found in the Livre des Métiers (Book of Trades) from Paris, dated around 1268, which lists a "Jean Batté" among the guild of threshers.

In England, the surname Battee is first documented in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire from the year 1379, where it is recorded as "Baty." This spelling variation likely arose due to the influence of the Northern English dialect on the pronunciation of the name.

One notable figure in history bearing the Battee surname was Sir John Battee (1542-1612), an English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for the borough of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Another individual of note was Marie Battee (1679-1758), a French painter and miniaturist who was active in Paris during the early 18th century and was known for her portraits of members of the French nobility.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the Battee surname can be found in the 1790 census, where a family by the name of Battee was listed as residing in the town of Woodstock, Vermont.

A prominent American with the Battee surname was William Battee (1808-1873), a lawyer and politician from Ohio who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1861 to 1863.

Another notable figure was Sarah Battee (1836-1919), an American educator and women's rights activist who was instrumental in establishing several schools for African American children in the post-Civil War era in Mississippi.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Battee

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Battee.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Battee was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Battee has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Battee was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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