Batenburg Surname

215,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Batenburg Surname User-submission:

The name Batenburg is said to date from Roman times. A Celtic prince with the name Bato was said to have founded the city. There is also a rumour that the castle was build on the ruins of a Roman temple. Although there is no proof that this is true.

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Batenburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,6691:10,1181,345
United States681:5,330,278267,385
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia301:899,85754,700
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Denmark131:434,20928,556
England61:9,286,343223,652
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Batenburg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Batenburg is said to date from Roman times. A Celtic prince with the name Bato was said to have founded the city. There is also a rumour that the castle was build on the ruins of a Roman temple. Although there is no proof that this is true. In the middle-ages the city of Batenburg was rather important. Now it is just very small village.

- pieterbatenburg

Batenburg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Batenburg is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Batenburg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 215,983rd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,833,533 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Batenburg live; 89 percent live in Western Europe and 89 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,669 people, or 1 in 10,118. In The Netherlands Batenburg is most frequent in: South Holland, where 60 percent reside, North Holland, where 9 percent reside and Utrecht, where 8 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Batenburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Batenburg surname are 29.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Batenburg earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.9% more than the national average, earning $56,588 CAD per year.

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