Meaning & History
This is patronymic form of the medieval personal name "Batte", meaning "son of Batte", According to houseofnames.com, the early origins of the Batt family was first found in Rutland a county in central England, bordered by Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. One of the first records of the family was Gerrard Bat who was Lord Mayor of London in 1240.