Bater is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bater
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

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
White 90.67 94.81
Bater is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Wales. Around 2178 people have been found who wears Bater as their family name. Bater is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Bater:
9,268 England661
60,495 United States464
1,132 Wales303
20,813 Canada171
131,111 India143
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
96,172 Philippines81
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
10,121 Jordan37
17,423 United Arab Emirates36
5,483 Syria34
73,489 Argentina34
203,261 Nigeria17
322,587 Russia15
110,069 Turkey15
58,392 Pakistan13
120,990 Poland12
61,223 Sweden12
95,442 Malaysia12
239,189 Ukraine11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
447,191 Thailand9
116,751 Australia9
283,807 Germany8
488,268 Indonesia8
16,088 Yemen8
440,995 Brazil7
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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

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