Batchelor Surname
Approximately 30,557 people bear this surname
Batchelor Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the bachelor,' a young knight, member of a guild, an unmarried man.
John le Bachiler, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicholas le Bacheler, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William le Bacheler, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBatchelor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,572 | 1:26,706 | 3,351 |
| England | 9,448 | 1:5,897 | 840 |
| Australia | 2,944 | 1:9,170 | 1,364 |
| Canada | 998 | 1:36,919 | 4,687 |
| New Zealand | 952 | 1:4,757 | 769 |
| Scotland | 608 | 1:8,806 | 1,272 |
| South Africa | 436 | 1:124,261 | 14,653 |
| Jamaica | 393 | 1:7,303 | 866 |
| Wales | 304 | 1:10,179 | 1,126 |
| Samoa | 162 | 1:1,196 | 373 |
| Northern Ireland | 120 | 1:15,375 | 2,088 |
| France | 98 | 1:677,783 | 86,620 |
| Singapore | 86 | 1:64,043 | 2,603 |
| Panama | 48 | 1:81,505 | 3,340 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 41 | 1:2,419 | 382 |
| Spain | 40 | 1:1,168,801 | 40,601 |
| Denmark | 39 | 1:144,736 | 12,759 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,706 | 1:5,180 | 785 |
| Scotland | 309 | 1:12,114 | 1,464 |
| Wales | 64 | 1:24,507 | 1,407 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,379 | 1:36,417 | 4,323 |
Batchelor (22) may also be a first name.
Batchelor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an official title. 'the bachelor,' a young knight, member of a guild, an unmarried man.
John le Bachiler, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Nicholas le Bacheler, Oxfordshire, ibid.
William le Bacheler, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Magg' (Margaret) Bacheler, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Jordan le Bacheler. Calendarium Genealogicum.
Gilbert le Bacholer. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
1621. William Batcheler, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1651. Thomas Funston to Cassandria Batchler: St. Mary Aldermary.
Abraham Ridder, batchler, to Jane Parsons, vergin: ibid.
(1) Probably from the office of bacularius (LL.), corresponding to usher, or (2) from LL. baccalarius holder or tenant of a small farm. William Bacheler, burgess of Haddington, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197), and John de Luss is mentioned in 1316 as bacularius of Robert I. David Bachetar was serjeant of Forfar in 1472 (Laing), Adam Bachiler was "meseinger til our Souerane Lord" in 1476 (SCM., V, p. 25), William Batchler in Rakmure of the Mains of Stradichty, 1598, and four more of the name are recorded in the Commissariot Record of St. Andrews, James Bachlar in Easthills of Carmyllie, 1637 (Brechin), and Andrew Batchlar at Craigend of Moncrieff, 1652 (Dunblane). In 1665 the name appears disguised as Besler and Beseler (Jervise, I, p. 202), and Baisler is the popular pronunciation of the name in Perthshire and Angus. Margaret Baisler was married in Edinburgh in 1668 (Edinb. Marr.: the only one of the name here listed), and John Basslour appears in Heughead of Guthrie, 1686 (Brechin). Batcheller 1693.
(Anglo-French) Bachelor, Young Knight. [Middle English O.F. bacheler (Low Latin baccalarius), perh. from Old French bac(h)el, a young person] Love hadde with hym a bacheler . . .
Swete Lokyng cleped [called] was he.
—Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 918,920.
The word bachelor has long been a sore puzzle to etymologists. Whatever its origin, it seems to imply something inchoate-the partial achievement of a desired object; thus a bachelor of arts, laws, &c., is one who having attained a certain scholastic honour, aspires after the higher degree of master or doctor; so a knight-bachelor is one who in the exercise of chivalry has won his spurs, but hopes to be elected into some order; while the bachelor of common life is one, who having attained the age of manhood, has not yet taken a position necessary to the proper fulfilment of the social relation-that of marriage. The surname may have been applied originally to persons in this imperfect condition, either in the scholastic, the chivalric, or the social sense.
(English), Bachelor, Knight. Knights bachelor were those who did not possess four “bachelles” of land, the amount requisite to display a banner.
From the Dutch, Baggelaar; from the French, Bachelet; from the German, Bachaly; a personal name.
Batchelor Demographics
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Batchelor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Batchelor Come From? nationality or country of origin
Batchelor is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Batchelor click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Batchelor? popularity and diffusion
The surname Batchelor is the 18,058th most common last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 238,490 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Batchelor are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Batchelor is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 22 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 13,572 people, or 1 in 26,706. In The United States Batchelor is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 61 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Batchelor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Batchelor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Batchelor surname rose 984 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Batchelor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Batchelor surname are 8.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.73% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Batchelor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.2% more than the national average, earning 457,513 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 99.39% more than the national average, earning R 473,820 per year; in United States they earn 3.47% less than the national average, earning $41,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $55,590 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batchellor | 95 | 124 | / |
| Batchelour | 95 | 20 | / |
| Batcheloer | 95 | 5 | / |
| Batchelore | 95 | 3 | / |
| Bathchelor | 95 | 3 | / |
| Beatchelor | 95 | 1 | / |
| Batchaelor | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bachelor | 94 | 2,238 | / |
| Batcelor | 94 | 0 | / |
| Batchelar | 89 | 369 | / |
| Bachellor | 89 | 98 | / |
| Bathcelor | 89 | 11 | / |
| Betchelor | 89 | 4 | / |
| Batcholor | 89 | 4 | / |
| Batzhelor | 89 | 2 | / |
| Batchalor | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bachetlor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Botchelor | 89 | 0 | / |
| Beachelor | 89 | 0 | / |
| Batchilor | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bachelore | 89 | 0 | / |
| Batchelorová | 86 | 1 | / |
| Batchellar | 84 | 1 | / |
| Bashelor | 82 | 26 | / |
| Bachelar | 82 | 5 | / |
| Vachelor | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bachilor | 82 | 0 | / |
| Bachelard | 78 | 1,968 | / |
| Bachelart | 78 | 515 | / |
| Bacheilar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bachellar | 78 | 1 | / |
| Beuchelor | 78 | 0 | / |
| Batcholar | 78 | 0 | / |
| Bacelar | 75 | 12,524 | / |
| Bachellard | 74 | 22 | / |
| Batchillar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bouchelour | 74 | 1 | / |
| Beichelour | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bascelar | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bachilar | 71 | 3 | / |
| Baccelar | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bachillar | 67 | 69 | / |
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