Batta

See also: batta, battā, and båtta

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Punjabi ਬੱਤਾ (battā).

Proper noun

Batta (plural Battas)

1. A surname from Punjabi.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Batta is the 38332^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 578 individuals. Batta is most common among White (63.15%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (26.64%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ushojo اِٹھل.

Noun

Batta (plural Battas)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) A northern Pakistani drink, mostly drinken in Swat.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Batta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 114.