Batley is a surname of English origin. It is likely derived from the town of Batley in West Yorkshire.[1][2]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Robert Thompson Batley (1849–1917), British settler in New Zealand
- Ernest Batley (1874–1965), British actor and film director
- Ethyle Batley (1876–1917), British actor and filmmaker
- James Batley (1876–1964), British golfer
- Claude Batley (1879–1956), British–Indian architect
- Lawrence Batley (1911–2002), British businessman and philanthropist
- Noeleen Batley (born 1944), Australian musician
- Loui Batley (born 1987), British actor
- Joe Batley (born 1996), British rugby player
- Jamie Batley, lacrosse coach
- Norman Batley, radio presenter
- ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2006). "Batley". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-518841-7.
- ^ Browne, W.A.F.; Reaney, P.H.; Wilson, R.M.; Scull, A. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Tavistock classics in the history of psychiatry. Routledge. p. 208. ISBN 978-0-415-05737-0. Retrieved 26 August 2018.