What does my last name mean and what is its origin?

Question

My last name is Batteiger and I have looked everywhere for its meaning and place of origin but I can't find anything on it. If someone could please tell me I would be so happy.

My last name is Batteiger I would really like to know the meaning and name of origin I don't know my father and from my research I have found out who my grandfather is but it ends there like he never existed all I know is his name and that they were in Indiana this is all I know. If you could please help that would be great.

Oh and I have read all of the info on all of those ancester cites so if you could please provide something a little different that would be great.

Answer 1

it sounds like a city in.. i forgot the name, but its where they speak german

Answer 2

Ancestry.Com shows the following as places of origin given for Batteiger immigrants to the U.S.

Germany 12

Switzerland 11

Bavaria 1

It does not give a meaning. The origin and meaning of a name is not important in genealogy as the same surname can come from many different countries. The best way to know your heritage is to trace your family starting with your parents and work back. Anytime you wish to do this there are lots of people on this board that can give you some great ideas. Just ask.

Rootsweb(free site) has 193 entries in family trees for Batteiger. Now, don't take everything as fact what you see in family trees on websites as most is not documented or poorly documented. Even if you see the same information by many different submitters, a lot of copying is being done. All too frequently people are copying errors.

Put Rootsweb in your search engine and then put Batteiger in the World Connect Block. If you see anything that interest you, you can probe a name and it will take you to a screen with the name and email address of the submitter. Some submitters might not know anything as the Batteiger they have just might be someone who married into their family, but no doubt some will.

The links below are for informational purposes only

http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/comconsumerpsst.cfm

http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Faq.htm

Answer 3

From what little I could find (on www.ancestry.com; and www.familysearch.org), your ancestors came from the areas of GERMANY, SWITZERLAND, and BAVARIA (another part of Germany now). I couldn't find out the meaning of the name, however. From the listings at ancestry.com, it looks like 6 different ships carried your ancestors from Europe to the US (I have listed the names, approximate birthdates, arrival dates, etc. below:

GERMANY : (I am assuming all these who arrived the same date in June 1852 on the same ship were one family ) ANTON--b. 1812, arr. 1852, on Aberdeen; ANDREAS--b. 1846; arrived 1866; on ship Ericcson; ANTON--b. 1829; arr. 1852; on Aberdeen; APPOLONIA--b. 1840; arr. 1852;CHRIST--b. 1844; arr. 1852, on Aberdeen; JOHAN--b. 1847, arr. 1852, on Aberdeen;JACOB--b. 1846, arr. 1852, on Aberdeen; PHILIPPE--b. 1849, arr. 1852, on Aberdeen; SUSANA--b. 1843, arr. 1852, on Aberdeen; SUSANE--b. 1815, arr. 1852, on Aberdeen; JACOB--b. 1857, arr. 1881, on Salier; MICH--b. 1834, arr. 1852, on Beyspon.

BAVARIA: JACOB--b. 1835, arr. 1853 on Samuel M. Fox.

SWITZERLAND: ALBT (Albert??)--b. 1860, arr. 1891 on Westernland; ELISA--b. 1864, arr. 1891 on Westernland; MARIA--b. 1891, arr. 1891 on Westernland; ANNA--b.1823, arr. 1861 on Germanic; CARL--b. 1851, arr. 1861 on Germanic; ELISABETH--b. 1860, arr. 1861 on Germanic; LOUISE--b. 1857, arr. 1861 on Germanic; MARIA--b. 1859,arr. 1861 on Germanic; ROSINA--b. 1849, arr. 1861 on Germanic; RUDOLPH--b. 1841, arr. 1861 on Germanic; and RUDOLPH--b. 1845, arr. 1861 on Germanic.

www.familysearch.org has one listing with exact spelling from Germany, born in 1792.