Bataille History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

From the historical and enchanting region of France emerged a multitude of notable family names, including that of the distinguished Bataille family. Originally, the people in this region went by one (personal) name. Surnames evolved during the Middle Ages when people began to assume an extra name to avoid confusion and to further identify themselves. These names then began to become "fixed" or hereditary between the generations. One of the types of names adopted as surnames were those derived from nicknames. Nickname surnames were derived from an eke-name, or added name, and generally reflected some physical characteristics or other attribute of the first person that used the name. The Bataille surname derives from the Old French word "bataille" from Latin "battualia" both meaning "battle," and as such was likely originally a nickname for a combative or violent person.

Early Origins of the Bataille family

The surname Bataille was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this esteemed family has held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bataille family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bataille research. Another 204 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1396, 1490, 1553, 1575, 1630, 1646, 1701 and 1775 are included under the topic Early Bataille History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bataille Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bataille, Batailles, Bataile, Batailes, Battaille, Battailles, Battaile, Battailes, Batayles, Bataylles, Batayle, Bataylle, Battayles, Battaylles, Battayle, Battaylle, de Bataille and many more.

Early Notables of the Bataille family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Henri-Charles Bataille, Count of Mandelot, lieutenant of a ship, King's Lieutenant at Chalon

Bataille Ranking

In France, the name Bataille is the 410^th most popular surname with an estimated 10,336 people with that name. 1

Bataille migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bataille Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Francois Bataille, who settled in Louisiana in 1719

Bataille Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Aime Bataille, who settled in New Orleans in 1822
Hippolyte Bataille, who arrived in Mississippi in 1840 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Bataille (post 1700) +

Etienne Bataille, French Lawyer with the Court of Appeal of Paris
Sylvia Bataille (b. 1912), French actress
Georges Bataille, French librarian and writer
Félix Henry Bataille (1872-1922), French poet and dramatist
Joseph Gérald Bataille (1954-2023), born in Les Cayes, Haiti, was a Haitian evangelical pastor, also a development agent, school official, and Haitian community leader

The Bataille Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Ex bello pax
Motto Translation: Of war and peace

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)