title: Batman (surname)
text: # Batman (surname)
  
  Batman is a surname of English origin. It originates from Saint Bartholomew and means "a friend or servant of Bart." Similar names Bateman, Baitman and Battman have the same origin. The similar name Bathemans is recorded as early as 1222. The name has no connection to the mammal or the fictional superhero.
  
  ## People with the name
  
  * Stephen Batman (fl. 1534–1584), English translator and author
  * John Batman (1801–1839), one of the founders of Melbourne, Australia
  * Ira Coleman Batman (1862–1934), American jurist and politician
  * Daniel Batman (1981–2012), Australian sprinter
  * Fereydoon Batmanghelidj (1931–2004), known as Dr. Batman, advocate of water as a cure-all
  