Baton History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Baton family

The surname Baton was first found in Poitou, where this family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Baton family

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Baton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bastien, Bastian, Bastiat, Bastin, Bastan, Bastia, Baston, Bâton, Baton, Bastier, Bastié, Bâtier and many more.

Early Notables of the Baton family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Joseph Bastien, a captain in the empire of Napoleon, who was registered August 2, 1811; Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850), a French economist. Josquin Baston was a Flemish composer of the first half of the...
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Baton Ranking

In France, the name Baton is the 5,150^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1

Baton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Baton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

George Baton, who arrived in Maryland in 1672 2
Isaac Baton, who arrived in Carolina in 1679 2
Mr Baton, who arrived in Carolina in 1679 2

Baton Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Alen Baton, who landed in South Carolina in 1716 2
Guiliaume Baton, who landed in Virginia in 1731 2

Baton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Baton, who arrived in New York in 1822 2
William Baton, who landed in Mississippi in 1896 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Baton (post 1700) +

René-Emmanuel Baton (1879-1940), known as Rhené-Baton, a French conductor and composer

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)