Ballin Family History

Ballin Surname Meaning

German and Danish: habitational name from a place so named near Neubrandenburg, Germany. Jewish (western Ashkenazic): most likely metronymic from the hypocoristic form (using the suffix -lin) of the Yiddish female personal name Be(y)le (see Balin). Earliest bearers of the name spelling Bal(l)in or Bellin appear in available sources of Switzerland at the turn of the 14th–15th centuries.

Hispanic: altered form of Asturian-Leonese Vallín (see Vallin). French: metonymic occupational name for a maker of straw mattresses, Old French ballin. French: variant of Balin, a derivative of Bal.

English (of Norman origin): variant of Balaam (see Ballam).

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

Similar surnames: Vallin, Bellin, Balling, Ballon, Balin, Bailin, Hallin, Balkin, Babin, Salin

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You can see how Ballin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Ballin family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Ballin families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 19 Ballin families living in London. This was about 35% of all the recorded Ballin's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Ballin families in 1891.

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What did your Ballin ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Ballin.

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Unpaid domestic duties

90%

drapery shop keeper

10%

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Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Ballin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Ballin in 1959 was 40, and 71 in 2004.

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Ballin Surname Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Balaam (see Ballam).

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

Where is the Ballin family from?

What did your Ballin ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Ballin.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

90%

drapery shop keeper

10%

What Ballin family records will you find?

What is the average Ballin lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Ballin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Ballin in 1959 was 40, and 71 in 2004.

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