Batty is a

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and is most commonly found in

Yorkshire Yorkshire ( ; abbreviated Yorks), formally known as the County of York, is a Historic counties of England, historic county in northern England and by far the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its large area in comparison with other Eng ...

, northern England. It is derived from ''Batte'', a medieval form of the given name

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. Notable people with the surname include: *

Basil Batty Basil Staunton Batty OBE (12 May 1873 – 19 March 1952) was an Anglican suffragan bishop in the 20th century.'' Who was Who 1897-1990'', London, A & C Black, 1991. Basil Batty was born into an ecclesiastical family on 12 May 1873: his father, ...

(1873–1952), Anglican bishop *

Bob Batty Robert W. "Bob" Batty (18 January 1939 – 9 June 2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. A prolific goal kicking (though he started his career on the ), Batty played his entire career with the ...

(1939–2004), Australian rugby league footballer *

David Batty David Batty (born 2 December 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Batty played for Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. Whilst with Leeds he was part of the team that won the ...

(born 1968), English former association (soccer) footballer *

De Witt Batty Francis de Witt Batty (known as De Witt; 10 January 1879 – 3 April 1961) was the 7th Anglican Bishop of Newcastle in Australia from 1931 until his retirement in 1958. Early life De Witt Batty was born in 1879, the son of the Rev William Edmu ...

(1879–1961), English-born Bishop of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia (1931–58) * Emily Batty (born 1988), Canadian racing cyclist * Fred Batty (1934–2007), English footballer *

Gareth Batty Gareth Jon Batty (born 13 October 1977) is an English former cricketer who is best known as a spin-bowler. He has represented England in all formats and was the captain of Surrey County Cricket Club between 2015 and 2017. In October 2021, Batt ...

(born 1977), English cricketer *

Grant Batty Grant Bernard Batty (born 31 August 1951 in Greytown, New Zealand) is a former rugby union footballer. A diminutive but effective wing for the All Blacks, Batty played domestically for Wellington and Bay of Plenty The Bay of Plenty ( mi, ...

(born 1951), New Zealand former rugby union footballer *

Jane Batty Jane Batty (born 1946 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former member of Edmonton City Council, last representing Ward 6. She was first elected in the 2001 Edmonton municipal election. She served on council to 2013. Prior to her first term on council, B ...

(born 1946), Canadian politician *

Jason Batty Jason Alfred Batty (born 23 March 1971) is a New Zealand former professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current New Zealand National Team Assistant/Goalkeeping Coach. Batty frequently represented the New Zealand nationa ...

(born 1971), retired New Zealand footballer * Jeremy Batty (born 1971), English cricketer *

Jonathan Batty Jonathan Neil Batty (born 18 April 1974) is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Surrey and Gloucestershire. Batty was educated at Repton School, St Chad's College, Durham University and Keble College, Oxford. On graduating f ...

(born 1974), English cricketer * Kenneth Batty (born 1945), English former rugby league footballer * Nathan Batty (born 1982), English rugby league footballer * Paul Batty (born 1964), English former association (soccer) footballer *

Robert Batty (artist) Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Batty (5 August 1789 – 20 November 1848) was an English army officer and artist. Life He was born 1789, the son of Dr. Batty of Hastings and started to study medicine at Caius College, Cambridge, being awarded an M. ...

(1789–1848), English army officer and artist *

Robert Batty (physician) Robert Batty, M.D. (14 December 1763 Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland – 16 November 1849 Fairlight Lodge, Hastings, East Sussex), was an English physician. Batty was born at Kirkby Lonsdale Kirkby Lonsdale () is a town and civil parish in the ...

(1763–1849), English physician, father of the above *

Ron Batty Ronald Robson Batty (born 5 October 1925 in Lanchester, County Durham - died 1971) was an English football full-back. He began his career with non-league Stanley United before signing for Newcastle United during the Second World War ...

(1925–1971), English footballer *

Rosie Batty Rosemary Anne "Rosie" Batty (born 1962) is an English-born Australian domestic violence campaigner. She became a campaigner in 2014, after her 11-year-old son Luke Batty was murdered by his father, Greg Anderson. She was made Australian of the Y ...

(born 1962), 2015 Australian of the Year *

Ross Batty Ross Batty (born 20 September 1986, in England) a former Barnard Castle School pupil, is an English rugby union player whose primary position is hooker. Batty is currently at Bath in Premiership Rugby. A regular in the scrum for Bath after jo ...

(born 1986), English rugby union player *

Seán Batty Seán Batty (born 6 May 1982) is a meteorologist, currently working for STV (TV channel), STV. Before this he was a Broadcast Assistant at the BBC Weather Centre and occasionally presented forecasts in BBC regions. Early life Born in Paisley, R ...

(born 1982), Scottish weather presenter Fictional characters include: *

Roy Batty ''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 American neo-noir science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, which stars Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos. Written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples, the film is an adaptation of t ...

, from the science fiction film ''Blade Runner'' *

Nora Batty Nora Batty (née Renshaw) is a fictional character in the world's longest-running sitcom, ''Last of the Summer Wine''. Nora became a national icon, recognised by her wrinkled stockings, pinny and distinctive style of hair curlers. She appeared in ...

, from the British sitcom ''

Last of the Summer Wine ''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of ''Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first series of episodes foll ...

'' * Wally Batty, from ''Last of the Summer Wine'' * Professor Batty, in the comic book story

Flip Decision "Flip Decision" is a Donald Duck comic book story written and illustrated by Carl Barks in June 1952. Like many other Barks stories, it was originally untitled. In the story, Donald becomes an adherent of a philosophy of life called flipism, in w ...

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