Batchelour Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Batchelour 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 SurnameBatchelour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
Batchelour 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.
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.
Batchelour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Batchelour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Batchelour is found most frequently in England. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Batchelour click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Batchelour? popularity and diffusion
The surname Batchelour is the 4,427,875th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name Batchelour is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Batchelour live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 47 percent live, Kent, where 18 percent live and Surrey, where 18 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Batchelour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Batchelour has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Batchelour surname expanded 243 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batchelor | 95 | 30,557 | / |
| Batchellor | 90 | 124 | / |
| Batcheloer | 90 | 5 | / |
| Batchelore | 90 | 3 | / |
| Bathchelor | 90 | 3 | / |
| Beatchelor | 90 | 1 | / |
| Batchaelor | 90 | 1 | / |
| Bachelor | 89 | 2,238 | / |
| Batcelor | 89 | 0 | / |
| Batchelar | 84 | 369 | / |
| Bachellor | 84 | 98 | / |
| Bathcelor | 84 | 11 | / |
| Batcholor | 84 | 4 | / |
| Betchelor | 84 | 4 | / |
| Batzhelor | 84 | 2 | / |
| Batchalor | 84 | 2 | / |
| Bachetlor | 84 | 1 | / |
| Batchilor | 84 | 0 | / |
| Bachelore | 84 | 0 | / |
| Beachelor | 84 | 0 | / |
| Botchelor | 84 | 0 | / |
| Batchelorová | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bacheluier | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beichelour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouchelour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Batchelier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Batcheleer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Batchellar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Batchelear | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bashelor | 78 | 26 | / |
| Bachelar | 78 | 5 | / |
| Vachelor | 78 | 2 | / |
| Bachilor | 78 | 0 | / |
| Batchellier | 76 | 14 | / |
| Bachelier | 74 | 5,573 | / |
| Bachelard | 74 | 1,968 | / |
| Bachelart | 74 | 515 | / |
| Bachelair | 74 | 27 | / |
| Bachelear | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bachellar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bacheilar | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bacheleir | 74 | 1 | / |
| Beuchelor | 74 | 0 | / |
| Batcholar | 74 | 0 | / |
| Bacelar | 71 | 12,524 | / |
| Bachellier | 70 | 326 | / |
| Baychelier | 70 | 56 | / |
| Bachellard | 70 | 22 | / |
| Batchillar | 70 | 1 | / |
| Bascelar | 67 | 4 | / |
| Batchillier | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bachilar | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baccelar | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bacelier | 67 | 1 | / |
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