Baptiste
See also: baptiste
English edit
Etymology edit
Patronymic surname, borrowed from French Baptiste. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Proper noun edit
Baptiste (plural Baptistes)
- A surname from French.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Baptiste is the 27228th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 888 individuals. Baptiste is most common among Black/African American (74.3%) and White (14.57%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baptiste”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 96.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From Jean-Baptiste (“Saint John the Baptist”), from baptiste (“baptist”). From the epithet of John the Baptist (Jean-Baptiste).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Baptiste m
- a male given name
- a surname
Descendants edit
- → Alemannic German: Badischte