BATEMAN (English and Scots) from the Middle English given name "Bat(t)e", a pet form of Bartholomew. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges Barbara Robert Bateman wrote: > does anyone know were the name BATEMAN comes from > > Thank you > Robert Bateman of 3085, Melbourne.Australia > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp