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

Batenburg occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Batenburg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 215,983rd most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,833,533 people. Batenburg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Batenburg reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Batenburg is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,669 people, or 1 in 10,118. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 60 percent are found, North Holland, where 9 percent are found and Utrecht, where 8 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and New Zealand, where 2 percent are found.

Batenburg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Batenburg last name are 29.42% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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