Battiati
Battiati is an Italian surname that appears most frequently in the southern regions of Italy, particularly in Sicily and Calabria. Its origin is believed to derive from the medieval Latin root “batiri,” meaning “to beat,” a reference that may have been connected historically to occupations such as drum-making or beating work. Over the centuries, the name spread beyond its northern Sicilian origins, appearing in census and parish records throughout the Italian peninsula and later among Italian emigrants in the Americas and Australia.
The surname is occasionally found as the designation of a minor locality; for instance, a small hamlet
Genealogical resources that list the Battiati name include Italian civil registration (birth, marriage, death indexes), church