Bater is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.
See Bateman - Anglo-Saxon bát, a boat. A boatman. A less likely derivation is from the Old English bate, strife—one who contends, which is rather supported by the analogous surname Bater. It is probable that the Derbyshire family came from Norfolk (Lysons) and so they may have been descendants of the old Norse vikings. Like many other names terminating in man, this appears to have been originally a baptismal appellation. A Bateman de Apletrewyk occurs in the Hundred Rolls in county of York.
The family name is variant of Bidder. Anglo-Saxon biddere, a petitioner "petitor, vel petax." Wright's Vocah, equivalent 'to beadsman.' Piers Plowman views the bidderes with small favour; he calls them 'Roberdes knaves,' and classes them with vagabonds:-
"Bidderes and beggeres
Fast about yerle,
With hire belies and hire bagges
Of breed ful y-crammed."
How popular is Bater?
Bater is common in England, United States, Wales, Canada, India.
Bater is ranked 193100 on our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Baters plummeted by 12.99 per cent to 268 since 2000 and slipped by 11510 spots and ranked at 72568. The last name was found in merely 9 per ten million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
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White | 90.67 | 94.81 |
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Immigrants to US
From Germany
Balthaser Bater was 23 years old when he migrated to USA on September 15, 1850. He lived in Switzerland where he worked as farmer and took Zurich from Havre. Laborer Joh. Bater, Sophie Bater, Gertrude Bater, Anna Bater, aged 5, Catharina Bater, Laborer C. Bater, 21 years old Theodor Bater, B. Bater, aged 47, and 1 other Bater around 60% of whom were laborer migrated to US from Hamburg, Bremen, Glasgow & Larne and Liverpool & Queenstown.
Bater Namesakes
- Phil Bater, Welsh former professional footballer turned manager
Bater Namesakes
- Phil Bater, Welsh former professional footballer turned manager
Related Family Names:
- Batalier
- Bataller (Spain)
- Batchelder (United States)
- Batcheldor (England)
- Batcheldor (England)
- Batcheller (England)
- Batcher
- Batchilder (England)
- Batchilier (England)
- Batchler