Battles Family Crest & Name History

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Battles usually leads back to Battle. In origin, the name means “from Battle, Sussex, or a fighter”.

Family crest and blazon

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A variant of Battle

The extra ending in Battles is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Battle's family. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Batlle, Battel and Battell.

7,702 Americans were listed as Battles in the 2010 census. It sits within the 5,000 most common last names in the country. For the full story, order the Battles surname pack.