Battersby Surname

71,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Battersby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Battersby,' a township in the parish of Ingleby Greenhow, in the North Riding Yorkshire This family name has ramified strongly, being now best represented in the Lancashire directories.

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Battersby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6351:21,1452,981
Australia1,4181:19,0382,635
United States1,3431:269,88825,354
Canada4021:91,65610,045
New Zealand3151:14,3762,523
Ireland2111:22,3172,221
Scotland1211:44,2464,001
Wales951:32,5743,273
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Trinidad and Tobago481:28,4162,997
France281:2,372,240182,981
Guernsey221:2,929767
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Greenland71:8,054710
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland861:51,5104,301
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0831:11,7021,787
Scotland501:74,8644,249
Isle of Man71:7,753762
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Battersby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Battersby,' a township in the parish of Ingleby Greenhow, in the North Riding Yorkshire This family name has ramified strongly, being now best represented in the Lancashire directories.

Rogerus de Bathersby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henry Battersby, of Bold: Wills at Chester.

1613. Nicholas Battersby: Register of the University of Oxford.

1616. John Battersbie, of Shakerley: Wills at Chester.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Battersby (Yorks) = BathÆr's Dwelling or Es­tate. [v. under Bather, and + Old Norse by-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate and township in co. York, long possessed by the family.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

The Battersbys derive their name either from an estate or from a township in the county of York, the former of which was long in the possession of the family (L.). Thomas Battersbee was one of the Manchester boroughreeves in 1760 (B.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Battersby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Battersby is most common in England. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Battersby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Battersby is the 71,770th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,059,853 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Battersby reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Battersby is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 2,635 people, or 1 in 21,145. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 21 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found and Lancashire, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England Battersby occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Battersby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Battersby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Battersby surname rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 799 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 245 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 242 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Battersby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Battersby surname are 12.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Battersby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.6% more than the national average, earning R 569,376 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $47,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% more than the national average, earning $51,960 CAD per year.

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Battersby Reference & Research

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