Batts History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Batts family

The surname Batts was first found in Languedoc, in the south of France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Nimes and Toulouse and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Batts family

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Batts Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Labat, Labatt, Labate, Labatte, Labatx, Labats, Bat, Batt and many more.

Early Notables of the Batts family

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Batts Ranking

In the United States, the name Batts is the 2,462^nd most popular surname with an estimated 12,435 people with that name. 1

Batts migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Batts Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Dorothy Batts, who settled in Virginia in 1634
Henry Batts, who landed in Virginia in 1639 2
Joseph Batts, who landed in Virginia in 1639 2
William Batts, who landed in Virginia in 1639 2
Mary Batts, who arrived in Virginia in 1650 2
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Batts Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Richard Batts, who arrived in New York, NY in 1851 2

Batts migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Batts Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Batts, aged 36, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Star Queen" 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Batts (post 1700) +

Deborah A. Batts (1947-2020), United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Matt Batts (b. 1921), American professional Major League Baseball player
Robert Lynn Batts (1864-1935), American judge
Lloyd Batts (b. 1951), retired American NBA basketball player
Carlos Batts, American photographer, filmmaker, and curator

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
South Australian Register Monday 1st January 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Star Queen 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/starqueen1854.shtml