Battle Family History
Battle Name Meaning
English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from a
place named as having been the site of a battle, from Old French
bataille ‘battle’. In some cases, this may be Battle in Sussex,
site of the Battle of Hastings, ADM but this name was taken to
Scotland by a family from Umfreville, France, in the early 13th
century.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Battle
Name Distribution of Battle Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Battle families
 80 - 157  27 - 79 |
 1 - 26  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Battle last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Battle Family Origin
Battle Emigration Information (US)
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Battle Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Battle census records
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Military Service by Battle
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