Battle Family History
Battle Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from Old French de la bataile ‘(man) of the battle-array; warrior’. This name was taken to Scotland by a family from Umfreville France in the early 13th century. Irish (Sligo and Mayo): adopted for Mac Concatha ‘son of Cú Chatha’ a personal name meaning ‘hound of battle’ (where con is genitive of cú ‘hound’ + cath ‘battle’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022