Do any of you have the last name Bather?

Question

Or do you know anyone with that last name? If so, please tell me your race and where your family is from or the person that you know race and where their family is from(if you know). I have the last name Bather.

Answer 1

This is one explanation of the possible origin of 'Bather',

but you cannot assume that it is the correct one for you, the only way to find where your name originated, and at the same time your ancestral origins, is to trace your family lineage back through the generations, you cannot do it by using the supposed origin of a name that was probably established more than 500 years ago.

Surname: Bather

This interesting surname, of Welsh origin with variant spellings Bathow, Bathoe, Bathow, Bathowe, Betho and Batho, is derived from "Batha", itself coming from the Welsh, "ap Atha" or "ab Atha", meaning "son of Atha". This Welsh personal name was very popular in Shropshire, Cheshire and Chirkland in the 14th Century. The surname dates back to the early 16th Century (see below), and further early recordings include: Jevan ap John ap Gryffyd Balto (1538) in the "Extend of Chirkland", and Humffrey Bathowe (1538), in the "Transactions of the Shropshire Archaelogical and Natural History Society". Recordings from English Church Registers include: the christening of Jacob, son of Phillip Batho, on May 3rd 1592, at St. Mary's, Shrewsbury, Shropshire; the marriage of Dorithie Bathow and Thomas Smith on January 6th 1604, at St. Benet Fink', London; and the christening of Sarah, daughter of John and Mary Batho, on January 25th 1637, at St. Nicholas', Cole Abbey, London. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Bathowe, which was dated 1537, recorded in "Welsh Surnames in the Border Counties of Wales", during the reign of King Henry V111, known as "Good King Hal", 1509 - 1547.

Answer 2

This link is to a message board where you can post a query or view message from people researching Bather ancestors.

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.bath...

Ancestry.com shows statistics on the surnames recorded from immigration,  census and vital records records.  US Immigration records show the following for people with he Bather surname.

Port Departures -  New York passenger lists 1851 - 1887

Country - No. of Immigrants

Germany -  47

England - 26

Ireland - 26

Great Britain - 9

Preussen - 9

France - 2

The 1891 Census of England shows 732 Bathers, with the majority living in London, Cheshire, and Lancashire.  This link shows other historical  facts on the Bather surname:

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/bather-fam...