The Battiston surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 118 people carried this name — #141,140 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 111 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 474 people named Battiston 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 Córdoba.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 178 people named Battiston.
73 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
85 people named Battiston live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 22 people named Battiston live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Battiston,
with a public archive behind them.
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Raymond Battiston 1924–2006 · association football player
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Roberto Battiston 1956– · physicist
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Patrick Battiston 1957– · association football player
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Armand Battiston 1963– · politician
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Adrian Battiston 1963– · Australian rules football player
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Philippe Battiston 1966– · politician
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Battiston.
- Battin 1,286 · U.S. census
- Battista 4,136 · U.S. census
- Battistella 272 · U.S. census
- Battistelli 346 · U.S. census
- Battisti 747 · U.S. census
- Battistini 321 · U.S. census
- Battistoni 478 · U.S. census
- Batton 2,913 · U.S. census
- Batty 2,200 · U.S. census
- Baty 3,391 · U.S. census
- Bau 593 · U.S. census
- Baucher 149 · U.S. census
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