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.
Discover how your Batty ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 58 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 20 |
| Derbyshire | 90 |
| Devon | 3 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 50 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 7 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 19 |
| Lancashire | 331 |
| Leicestershire | 13 |
| Lincolnshire | 106 |
| London | 144 |
| Middlesex | 33 |
| Northumberland | 40 |
| Norfolk | 11 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 34 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 4 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 16 |
| Surrey | 25 |
| Sussex | 6 |
| Staffordshire | 30 |
| Warwickshire | 21 |
| Westmorland | 19 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 4 |
| Yorkshire | 1,562 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 5 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 351 |
| House Servant | 59 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 44 |
| At Home | 43 |
| Labourer | 39 |
| Coal Miner | 39 |
| Servant | 26 |
| Dress Maker | 21 |
| Woollen Weaver | 20 |
| House Keeper | 18 |
| Farmer | 17 |
| Farm Labourer | 16 |
| Laundress | 15 |
| Tailor | 14 |
| Butcher | 12 |
| Annuitant | 11 |
| Farmers Wife | 11 |
| Shoe Maker | 11 |
| Farmers Son | 11 |
| Joiner | 9 |
| Glover | 9 |
| Grocer | 8 |
| Labourer Wife | 8 |
| Wife | 8 |
| Son | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Batty | 2,150 |
| John Batty | 1,949 |
| William Batty | 1,828 |
| George Batty | 1,330 |
| Sarah Batty | 1,290 |
| Elizabeth Batty | 1,234 |
| Thomas Batty | 1,032 |
| James Batty | 1,014 |
| Joseph Batty | 813 |
| Ann Batty | 751 |
| Jane Batty | 571 |
| Charles Batty | 546 |
| Hannah Batty | 502 |
| Annie Batty | 467 |
| Robert Batty | 438 |
| Henry Batty | 397 |
| Alice Batty | 396 |
| Eliza Batty | 391 |
| Emma Batty | 369 |
| Arthur Batty | 326 |
| Ellen Batty | 321 |
| Margaret Batty | 321 |
| Martha Batty | 298 |
| Richard Batty | 296 |
| Edward Batty | 290 |
| 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 |
The surname Batty is the most popular version of all its varients