Explore the Family Name Batarseh

The meaning of Batarseh

Arabic (Jordan): from the plural form of the personal name Butros, from Greek Petros (see Peter, compare Boutros), used with honorific intent. Bearers of this surname are Christians.

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How common is the last name Batarseh in the United States?

The surname Batarseh's popularity significantly increased between 2000 and 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Batarseh was ranked as the 78,035th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 59,742nd spot, marking a change of 23.44 percent. In terms of actual counts, the number of individuals with the Batarseh name grew from 228 in 2000 to 338 in 2010, an increase of 48.25 percent. The proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 people also rose from 0.08 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, a 37.5 percent increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,035	#59,742	23.44%
Count	228	338	48.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.11	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Batarseh

In examining the ethnic identity associated with the Batarseh surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of those with this name identify as white, with an increasing trend from 84.21 percent in 2000 to 84.91 percent in 2010. Individuals who identified as two or more races decreased from 14.04 percent in 2000 to 11.54 percent in 2010. Notably, there was no data for any Batarsehs identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. There was a slight emergence of Batarsehs identifying as Hispanic in 2010 at 2.07 percent, after having no representation in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.21%	84.91%	0.83%
Two or More Races	14.04%	11.54%	-17.81%
Hispanic	0%	2.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%