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Balan Surname Meaning

Romanian (Bălan) and Jewish (from Moldova): descriptive nickname from bǎlan ‘blond’ a word of Slavic origin (compare Belan). Spanish (Balán): possibly from Balán the Spanish form of Balaam the name of a Biblical prophet (Numbers 22-24).

French: derivative of baler ‘to dance’ hence probably a nickname for a dancer. This surname is common in Haiti. Czech (Balán): from a shortened and altered form of the personal name Baltazar.

Ukrainian: nickname from balan ‘white ox’. Some other Ukrainian families are of Moldovan origin (see 1 above). Jewish (from Lithuania and Latvia): variant of Balon.

Indian (Kerala Tamil Nadu): from a personal name derived from Sanskrit bāla ‘child’ + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n. — Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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You can see how Balan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Balan family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Balan families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 7 Balan families living in Warwickshire. This was about 41% of all the recorded Balan's in United Kingdom. Warwickshire had the highest population of Balan families in 1891.

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Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Balan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1977. The average life expectancy for Balan in 1964 was 75, and 87 in 2004.

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