Batchelor is a long established surname in England and Scotland, but the name has Anglo-Norman roots, and may also refer to a person in the glassmaking trade°. Some famous Batchelors:
Anna Batchelor, British physician
C. D. Batchelor (1888–1977), American cartoonist
Casey Batchelor (born 1984), English glamour model and reality TV star
Charles Batchelor (1845–1910), American inventor and associate of Thomas Alva Edison Claude Batchelor (born 1929), United States Army soldier Daniel Bacheler, also variously spelt Bachiler, Batchiler or Batchelar, (1572-1619), English lutenist and composer David Batchelor (disambiguation) Edward A. Batchelor (1883–1968), American sportswriter Erica Batchelor (born 1933), British figure skater Gary Batchelor, Canadian soccer player George Batchelor (1920–2000), Australian mathematician and fluid dynamicist Horace Batchelor (1898–1977), British businessman Jeff Batchelor (born 1988), Canadian snowboarder John Batchelor (disambiguation) Joy Batchelor (1914–1991), English director, producer, writer, art director and animator Karen Batchelor, American lawyer and genealogist Lee Batchelor (1865–1911), Australian politician Leon Dexter Batchelor (1884–1958), American professor of horticulture and director of the University of California Citrus Experiment Station Peter Batchelor (born 1950), Australian politician Lillian Lewis Batchelor (1907–1977), American librarian Stephen Batchelor (agnostic) (born 1953), British writer and teacher Stephen Batchelor (field hockey) (born 1961), British field hockey player Todd A. Batchelor (born 1970), American businessman and politician