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BATTEN

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There are approximately 5,834 people named Batten in the UK. That makes it the 1,791th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 92 are named Batten.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Batten surname in historical dictionaries

BATTEN. The family of B. of Somereet have been seated there for nearly six centuries. They are considered of Flemish origin. Among eminent merchants of the staple (wool-trade) temp. Edw. I., were several De Betej-ns and Batyns. B. L. G. 2. An estate in the parish of North Hill, CO. Cornwall, " from which place was denominated an old family of gentlemen surnamed Battin." Hals, in D. Gilbert's Cornwall, ii., 227.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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