Bath Surname

20,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Sudan
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Bath Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bath,' the cathedral city in Somerset.

Job de Bath, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Bathe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Bathe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

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Bath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Sudan5,2841:2,160418
United States3,8861:93,27310,474
Egypt3,8741:23,7312,679
England3,2801:16,9872,451
Australia2,5211:10,7081,587
Pakistan1,8971:94,1723,089
Canada1,5841:23,2613,168
India1,1811:649,50530,665
Germany9071:88,76011,187
South Africa4241:127,77815,009
New Zealand1991:22,7553,990
Congo1731:28,8393,021
Wales1661:18,6422,005
Scotland1271:42,1563,883
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Papua New Guinea681:119,90816,326
Iran531:1,448,72758,350
Ivory Coast411:562,71317,068
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Cameroon361:576,91944,454
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Singapore301:183,5907,666
France271:2,460,101186,232
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Norway131:395,56035,657
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Tanzania81:6,617,70268,742
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China41:341,830,39216,990
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tonga41:26,828461
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0931:11,6461,775
Wales1561:10,054610
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8651:58,0566,448

The alternate forms: Bãth (1) are calculated separately.

Bath (11,610) may also be a first name.

Bath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bath,' the cathedral city in Somerset.

Job de Bath, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Bathe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

John atte Bathe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1595. Richard Bath Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1611-2. Roger Bird and Doras Bath: Marriage Lic. (London).

1674. Baptised — William, s. Joseph Bath: St. Ins. Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Bath, or Dweller at a Bathing-Place. [Old English bað] In Anglo-Saxon charters Bath (Soms.) occurs (among other forms) as æt Baðum, ‘at the Baths '-baðum, dat. pl. of bað, a bath. John de Bathe, A.D. 1327.—Kirby’s Quest. John atte Bathe, do. do.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Bath (referring to the Roman baths), in Somerset.

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

A city in Somersetshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

When of Cornish origin, perhaps from bedh, beth, a grove. There is a place called Bath Pool.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(Saxon.) Local. A town in the county of Somerset, English, famous for its hot baths; so named from the Saxon, bad, Teutonic, bad, a place to bathe or wash in. It was called by the Saxons Acmanceaster, or the "sick folks' town;" and by the Britons, Caerhaddon, from Caer, a fortified place or city, and baddon, a bathing—place, from badd, a bath.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Rainier, afterwards named De Bada, held three lordships, Wilts, from Robert Fitz-Girold, 1086. He was a foreigner by his name, and was raised to dignity by Henry I. Adelard de Bada was living 1130 (Rot. Pip.). Richard de B. witnessed a charter of King Stephen. From the names it seems probable that this family originally came from Poitou or Aquitaine. The Baronets De Bathe are a branch.

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

(Cornish, English) The Bath surname derives from a city in Somerset. It could also mean 'dweller at the bath pool'.

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Bath Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bath (Arabic: بطه, Bengali: বৈথ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﺕ, Hindi: बाथ, Marathi: बाठ, Oriya: ବାଠ) has its highest incidence in South Sudan. It may also appear as: Bãth. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bath? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,800th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 277,780 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Bath reside; 20 percent reside in North America and 20 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 55,410th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 11,610 people.

Bath is most common in South Sudan, where it is held by 5,284 people, or 1 in 2,160. Other than South Sudan it occurs in 93 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Egypt, where 15 percent reside.

Bath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bath has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bath last name rose 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 106 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,540 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bath Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bath surname is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bath surname are 19.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bath earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.12% more than the national average, earning 457,248 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 119.92% more than the national average, earning R 522,624 per year; in United States they earn 11.18% more than the national average, earning $47,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $52,909 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bãth921/
Baith8911,670/
Bathe8910,602/
Batch892,644/
Batth892,200/
Batsh891,747/
Beath891,598/
Baath891,166/
Bhath891,013/
Bauth89191/
Hbath89153/
Baths8935/
Bathh8933/
Bahth8930/
Ba'th897/
Bathë891/
Bajth890/
Batht890/
Bat8622,759/
Batsch80843/
Bautch80638/
Bahath80316/
Beatch80213/
Bhathe80210/
Bhatth80133/
Beathe80130/
Baitch80112/
Bhatch8054/
Baithe8049/
Baaith8043/
Bhaith8030/
Baathe8030/
Batthe8020/
Bahuth8017/
Baytch8012/
Baaths8011/
Badthe808/
Baatsh808/
Baitsh807/
Bathhe806/
Baisth805/
Bathth805/
Baouth805/
Bahthh804/
Bhatht803/
Bhatph803/
Bauthe803/
Baatth802/
Basthe802/
Bautsh802/
Bahsth802/
Beathh801/
Beauth801/
Bausth801/
Bathte801/
Baitth801/
Bhatdh801/
Bhathd801/
Baitht801/
Bahjth801/
Baatch800/
Bhat75255,594/
Both7596,419/
Badh7584,431/
Bate7532,464/
Bait7520,829/
Batt7520,567/
Badt7511,764/
Bast7511,582/
Bats754,149/
Baut752,148/
Beat751,656/
Bajt751,507/
Baht75881/
Baat75802/
Bayt75378/
Bahč7584/
Bahd7549/
Bóth7524/
Bgat7514/
Hbat7511/
Baït755/
Bazt754/
Batı753/
B'At751/
Baët751/
Baatsch73128/
Beatsch7346/
Baththe7340/
Baitsch7335/
Bhathth7320/
Bathová7316/
Bathova7311/
Basstsh736/
Baaazth736/
Bastsch735/
Bhahath733/
Bhahuth733/
Baustch733/
Bhatthe732/
Bhadthe731/
Bhasthe731/
Bhathte731/
Bhatthd731/
Bahathe731/
Beatteh731/
Batehes731/
Baaaith731/
Baztsch730/
Bhatt67271,451/
Booth67145,391/
Bhgat6718,022/
Bothe6715,324/
Batts6711,869/
Batte679,431/
Baute677,438/
Bhate676,968/
Buoth676,874/
Baste675,547/
Bahad675,220/
Bahat673,618/
Baite673,359/
Baidh672,281/
Beuth672,002/
Basht671,655/
Baust671,532/
Beith671,244/
Baast671,164/
Beate671,036/
Beats67968/
Baudh67763/
Baitz67742/
Bayte67628/
Bahut67623/
Bouth67375/
Beatt67299/
Badsh67287/
Badts67264/
Baate67262/
Baist67211/
Bhait67201/
Bayts67188/
Bağıt67173/
Botch67169/
Baits67162/
Bhaat67125/
Baats67123/
Baydh67121/
Bacht6797/
Bauts6791/
Bagyt6785/
Bahud6783/
Baddh6777/
Bhatd6758/
Baait6742/
Bhadh6735/
Baitt6734/
Bahtt6734/
Baadh6734/
Bhoth6733/
Bhaut6729/
Botsh6723/
Beyth6723/
Vaath6717/
Badch6717/
Bhhat6714/
Battz6713/
Baytz6713/
Botth6711/
Bastt6710/
Boyth679/
Bajht679/
Bhadt679/
Bahgy679/
Boths678/
Basst678/
Boith677/
Badte676/
Beadh676/
Beast675/
Bhashthe675/
Bhast675/
Bautt674/
Bachd674/
Basts674/
Ba'at674/
Baszt673/
Bosth673/
Bahtz673/
Bauht673/
Bayst672/
Bodth672/
Baudt672/
Bhaht672/
Bahht672/
Bazte671/
Baztz671/
Bauhd671/
Batss671/
Bajte671/
Bhayt671/
Bhajt671/
Bhatp671/
Bhats671/
Bhatz671/
Vathh671/
Bastd671/
Bhaãt671/
Bastz671/
Bastp671/
Baëtz671/
Bahyt671/
Bothë671/
Bashd671/
Beadt670/
Bahts670/
Baztt670/
Bautd670/

Bath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bath in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺎﺕabat-
Bath in the Bengali language
বৈথbaitha-
Bath in the Hindi language
बाथbatha78.95
बाठbatha7.89
बठbatha5.26
बेथbetha2.63
बाथ्bath2.63
बाढbadha2.63
Bath in the Marathi language
बाठbatha67.65
बाथbatha23.53
बथbatha3.92
बातbata1.96
बाटbata0.98
Bath in the Oriya language
ବାଠbatha50
ବଥbatha16.67
ବାଥbatha16.67
ବଠbatha11.11
ବଥାଇଁbatha'im5.56
Bath in the Arabic language
بطهbth-
بطةbtt-

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