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The Batista surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 18,323 people carried this name — #1,974 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,100 people counted. That is up 40% from 13,095 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Batista surname

A surname from the Romance languages, Spanish, or Portuguese.

From Romance (Spanish Batista and Portuguese Batista).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Batista» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 9,312 people named Batista live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Misiones.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Misiones 4,200
Buenos Aires Province 2,777
City of Buenos Aires 697
Santa Fe 292
Corrientes 287
Córdoba 225
Entre Ríos 192
Chubut 107

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,321 people named Batista live in Switzerland.

They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Geneva 254
Vaud 251
Zurich 167
Valais 114
Bern 104
Fribourg 69
Neuchâtel 61
Lucerne 44

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 393 people named Batista.

Most of them — 223 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Hérault.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 223
Hérault 18
Paris 15
Bouches-du-Rhône 9
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 9
Ariège 8
Alpes-Maritimes 8
Yvelines 7
Aude 6

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the Nordic population registers

39 people named Batista is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 39

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Batista in American newspapers,
1907–1963.

Newspaper page from The New Haven Union carrying the name Batista
The New Haven Union 1907-09-19
Newspaper page from New Ulm Post carrying the name Batista
New Ulm Post 1918-04-12
Newspaper page from Le Messager carrying the name Batista
Le Messager 1934-09-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,931 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Batista,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Cícero Romão Batista
    Cícero Romão Batista 1844–1934 · teacher
  • Marques de Leão
    Marques de Leão 1847–1913 · military officer
  • Tia Ciata
    Tia Ciata 1854–1924 · cook
  • Homero Batista
    Homero Batista 1861–1924 · politician
  • António Maria Baptista
    António Maria Baptista 1863–1920 · military personnel

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 204 lives in all are documented under this name.

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