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Balles Surname Meaning

Catalan: habitational name from El Vallès, a district in Barcelona province.

Spanish: habitational name from any of the places called Valles, from the plural of valle ‘valley’.

German: from a variant of Baldes, a short form of the personal name Balthasar (see Baltazar).

English: variant of Balls.

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


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You can see how Balles families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Balles family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Balles families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 11 Balles families living in Yorkshire. This was about 19% of all the recorded Balles's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Balles families in 1891.
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What did your Balles ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Balles. 100% of Balles women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 576 immigration records available for the last name Balles. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 890 military records available for the last name Balles. For the veterans among your Balles ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Balles lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Balles life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1988, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Balles in 1957 was 49, and 48 in 2004.

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