as a Last Name
- 20,991
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Battle
Meaning & Origins
English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from a place named as having been the site of a battle, from Old French bataille ‘battle’. In some cases, this may be Battle in Sussex, site of the Battle of Hastings, but this name was taken to Scotland by a family from Umfreville, France, in the early 13th century.
| 1,477th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 20,991
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- District of Columbia
- has the most people named Battle per capita
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