The battle Surname
battle Name Meaning and History
English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from a
place named as having been the site of a battle, from Old French
bataille ‘battle’. In some cases, this may be Battle in Sussex,
site of the Battle of Hastings, but this name was taken to
Scotland by a family from Umfreville, France, in the early 13th
century.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Battle{s} Family of Gibson C. Tenn./Clay C. Ark. |
 JuliaHilfiker
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| The Battle Book: available copy | Georgia Caldwell DuBose | 9 |
| African-American, BATTLE, 1843, Tippah Co., Ripley, Mississippi |
ancestry1262
| 2 |
| battles | mattie battle | 1 |
| Can someone inform me about the surname of Battle, please! | Elaine Eure Henderson | 9 |
| Battle family from Sligo Ireland | Rosemary Boone | 7 |
| JOEL ALLEN BATTLE - 1811-1872 |
gwledford
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| Seward Battle |
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| "The Battle Book" Family | Leslie (Bridges) Kohler | 8 |
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