Batley

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Bata + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbætli/

Proper noun

Batley (countable and uncountable, plural Batleys)

1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2424).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Batley Carr
• Upper Batley

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Batley is the 40082^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Batley is most common among White (87.39%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Batley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 114.

Anagrams

• baetyl, baylet, bleaty