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Batta is an Anglo-Indian military term, probably derived from the Canarese bhatta (rice in the husk), meaning a special allowance of pay made to officers, soldiers, or other public servants in the field.
The amount and circumstances of batta given were complex and made up a substantial amount of the pay received by soldiers. Arguments over allowances led to instances of near-mutiny.
With the incorporation of the East India Companys military forces into the Crown's army, much of their allowance of batta was lost since the British Army did not receive it.
Batta is a family name used in several regions of the world.
Batta is more often used as a family name in Europe, though it is also used in India and less so in middle eastern countries.
Batta means "duck" in Arabic. The name probably originated in Hungary Romania region. It is also found in Britain, mostly in Wales. In olden times several spellings were used, such as Batte, Battey, Bhatte.
In India, the Batta surname is mostly used by Honorable highly educated Punjabi Khatri/Rajput people from North India, where the family group originates. Patiala in Indian Punjab has a large number of population with Batta surname.
Some say they are siblings of tenth Sikh Guru.
Their caste is Khatri/Rajput (Kamboj) according to Indian caste system. These are Hindu and Sikh people living in the North part of India called Punjab (India). Batta's claim Georgian and Chechen origin. Batta people are said to be the descendants of Battaokvilli tribe of Georgians.
The name can be found in Arab countries like egypt, Hajja village and KhanYounes in Palestine, in Iraq, Boweitha village in Jordan and Yamane.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.