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 | 10 |
| Buckinghamshire | 10 |
| Berkshire | 17 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 85 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 43 |
| Derbyshire | 137 |
| Devon | 8 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 125 |
| Essex | 12 |
| Gloucestershire | 2 |
| Hampshire | 10 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 4 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 52 |
| Lancashire | 744 |
| Leicestershire | 15 |
| Lincolnshire | 124 |
| London | 293 |
| Middlesex | 32 |
| Northumberland | 38 |
| Norfolk | 2 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 40 |
| Oxfordshire | 12 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 4 |
| Shropshire | 1 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 28 |
| Surrey | 47 |
| Sussex | 27 |
| Staffordshire | 20 |
| Warwickshire | 73 |
| Westmorland | 36 |
| Wiltshire | 9 |
| Worcestershire | 2 |
| Yorkshire | 2,232 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 8 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 9 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 874 |
| Coal Miner | 91 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 42 |
| Cotton Weaver | 35 |
| General Labourer | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 32 |
| Domestic Servant | 30 |
| Labourer | 27 |
| Woollen Weaver | 23 |
| Farm Labourer | 21 |
| Annuitant | 19 |
| General Servant | 19 |
| House Keeper | 19 |
| Laundress | 18 |
| Cotton Operative | 17 |
| General Servant Domestic | 17 |
| Grocer | 15 |
| Joiner | 15 |
| Carpenter | 15 |
| Blacksmith | 13 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 12 |
| Shoe Maker | 12 |
| Servant Domestic | 11 |
| Worsted Weaver | 11 |
| Engine Fitter | 10 |
| 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