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

Battiste, 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 Battiste surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Battiste in America

Battiste is the 18208th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Battiste surname appeared 1,528 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Battiste.

We can also compare 2010 data for Battiste 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 Battiste

The surname Battiste originates from France, where it first appeared around the 11th century. It is a patronymic form of the French given name Baptiste, which itself is derived from the Greek name Βαπτιστής (Baptistēs), meaning "one who baptizes." The name Baptiste was popular among early Christians, as it referred to John the Baptist, the biblical figure known for baptizing Jesus Christ.

In its earliest forms, the surname was spelled as Batiste or Battiste, and it was commonly found in regions such as Normandy, Brittany, and Picardy. The name may have been adopted by individuals who worked as baptismal assistants in churches or by families with a close connection to the Christian faith.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Battiste can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which documented landowners in England after the Norman Conquest. The entry lists a landowner named Radulfus Batiste in Oxfordshire.

In the 13th century, a French monk named Jean Battiste (c. 1210-1280) gained recognition for his writings on theology and philosophy. He is considered one of the first to use the surname Battiste in a scholarly context.

During the 16th century, the Battiste surname spread throughout Europe, with notable individuals including the Italian architect and sculptor Battista Battiste (1508-1572), who worked on the construction of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.

In the 17th century, the French explorer and fur trader Pierre Battiste (c. 1635-1690) was among the first Europeans to establish trade routes in the Great Lakes region of North America.

Another prominent figure was the French mathematician and philosopher René Battiste Descartes (1596-1650), whose work in philosophy and mathematics laid the foundations for modern rationalism and analytic geometry.

As the surname spread across different regions, it adopted various spellings, such as Baptiste, Batiste, and Batistee, reflecting local dialects and cultural influences. However, the core meaning of the name remained tied to its religious and baptismal origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Battiste

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

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 Battiste 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 Battiste 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 Battiste was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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