Batchelder Surname

78,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Batchelder Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. ' the bachelor.' A corruption; v. Batchelar, and compare Blackler.

1677. Walter Butler and Elizabeth Batchildar, of Chesham, Buckinghamshire: Marriage Lic . (Canterbury).

1746.

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Batchelder Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9051:61,3827,191
England1241:449,33929,774
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Australia491:550,93340,757
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5031:20,0632,533

Batchelder (13) may also be a first name.

Batchelder Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. ' the bachelor.' A corruption; v. Batchelar, and compare Blackler.

1677. Walter Butler and Elizabeth Batchildar, of Chesham, Buckinghamshire: Marriage Lic . (Canterbury).

1746. Married — William Batchelder and Ann Marshall: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) The holder, or tenant, of a small farm; an officer or servant who has care of the door in a large household; the young person, or young knight.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Batchelder Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Batchelder Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Batchelder occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Batchelder? popularity and diffusion

The surname Batchelder is the 78,672nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,173,896 people. The last name Batchelder occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Batchelder are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Batchelder is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 5,905 people, or 1 in 61,382. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and New Hampshire, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Batchelder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Batchelder has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Batchelder surname grew 236 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Batchelder Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Batchelder last name are 6.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.18% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Batchelder earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.75% more than the national average, earning R 389,124 per year; in United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $52,799 CAD per year.

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