Bater Family History
Bater Name Meaning
English (Devon): occupational name from Middle English beter betour ‘beater flogger boxer’ (Old French bateor ‘one who beats’ Old English bēatere ‘beater boxer’) either for a fighter or more probably for someone who grinds spices or beats cloth or metal such as a coppersmith or for a dealer in baterie i.e. beaten copper or brassware. It may also be a short form of the common occupational names Coperbeter Flaxbeter Goldbeter Ledbeter (see Ledbetter ) Wodebeter Wolbeter.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022