Bath Name Meaning: Habitational from the city of Bath in England.May have also been an occupational name for an attendant at a public bath house.
The city of Bath holds the site of the magnificent,but in the middle ages 'ruined' Roman Baths. The first recorded spelling is that of John de Bathe,dated 1213.
Discover how your Bath ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 2 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 38 |
| Cambridgeshire | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 5 |
| Cheshire | 37 |
| Cornwall | 182 |
| Cumberland | 13 |
| Derbyshire | 27 |
| Devon | 135 |
| Dorset | 26 |
| Durham | 36 |
| Essex | 47 |
| Gloucestershire | 130 |
| Hampshire | 204 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 18 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 20 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 114 |
| Lancashire | 135 |
| Leicestershire | 26 |
| Lincolnshire | 19 |
| London | 515 |
| Middlesex | 73 |
| Northumberland | 17 |
| Norfolk | 19 |
| Northamptonshire | 14 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 20 |
| Shropshire | 20 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 205 |
| Surrey | 47 |
| Sussex | 72 |
| Staffordshire | 121 |
| Warwickshire | 43 |
| Westmorland | 7 |
| Wiltshire | 112 |
| Worcestershire | 38 |
| Yorkshire | 82 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 5 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 15 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 56 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 106 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 46 |
| General Labourer | 43 |
| General Servant Domestic | 30 |
| Dress Maker | 21 |
| Farmer | 21 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 19 |
| Scholar | 14 |
| Carpenter | 12 |
| Cook Domestic | 12 |
| Domestic Servant | 11 |
| Dressmaker | 11 |
| Stone Mason | 11 |
| Laundress Wash | 10 |
| Servant Domestic | 10 |
| Brick Layer | 9 |
| Blacksmith | 8 |
| House Maid Domestic | 8 |
| Coal Hewer | 8 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 8 |
| Charwoman | 7 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 7 |
| Engine Fitter | 6 |
| Nurse Domestic | 6 |
| Errand Boy | 6 |
| Draper Assistant | 6 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bath | 1,436 |
| Mary Bath | 1,384 |
| John Bath | 1,049 |
| Elizabeth Bath | 1,017 |
| George Bath | 710 |
| James Bath | 671 |
| Sarah Bath | 654 |
| Thomas Bath | 624 |
| Henry Bath | 562 |
| Ann Bath | 503 |
| Jane Bath | 442 |
| Charles Bath | 438 |
| Emily Bath | 298 |
| Joseph Bath | 294 |
| Eliza Bath | 290 |
| Frederick Bath | 282 |
| Ellen Bath | 255 |
| Emma Bath | 251 |
| Edward Bath | 250 |
| Annie Bath | 247 |
| Robert Bath | 231 |
| Alice Bath | 220 |
| Richard Bath | 192 |
| Martha Bath | 181 |
| Hannah Bath | 167 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Booth | 60% | 211,259 |
| 2 | Bath | 100% | 20,424 |
| 3 | Bathe | 80% | 3,366 |
| 4 | Batho | 80% | 1,713 |
| 5 | Beath | 80% | 1,439 |
| 6 | Boothe | 50% | 1,093 |
| 7 | Both | 75% | 682 |
| 8 | Beth | 75% | 670 |
| 9 | Bathie | 67% | 545 |
| 10 | Buth | 75% | 528 |
| 11 | Beathe | 67% | 499 |
| 12 | Boath | 80% | 290 |
| 13 | Beith | 60% | 191 |
| 14 | Bouth | 60% | 162 |
| 15 | Batha | 80% | 155 |
| 16 | Beeth | 60% | 142 |
The surname Bath is the 2nd most popular variant of Booth.