Battles Surname
Approximately 9,361 people bear this surname
Battles Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Battle (named after the battle of Hastings), in England; descendant of Bartle, a pet form of Bartholomew (son of Talmai, furrow).
Battles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,131 | 1:39,695 | 4,887 |
| Ireland | 76 | 1:61,960 | 4,107 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:101,015 | 6,880 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 28 | 1:158,210 | 8,327 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 26 | 1:143,970 | 6,132 |
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,298 | 1:38,689 | 4,574 |
Battles (19) may also be a first name.
Battles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Battle (named after the battle of Hastings), in England; descendant of Bartle, a pet form of Bartholomew (son of Talmai, furrow).
Battles Demographics
Battles Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Battles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Battles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Battles is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Battles click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Battles? popularity and diffusion
The surname Battles is the 54,357th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 778,501 people. The last name Battles occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Battles live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name in the world, held by 19 people.
Battles is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 9,131 people, or 1 in 39,695. In The United States it is primarily found in: Alabama, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 11 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 1 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.
Battles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Battles has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Battles last name increased 703 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 271 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 204 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Battles Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Battles last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Battles last name are 12.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.54% being registered with the party.
The amount Battles earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.53% less than the national average, earning $39,036 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% less than the national average, earning $46,563 CAD per year.
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Battles Reference & Research
Battle FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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