Balkin Family History
Balkin Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish female personal name Beyle meaning ‘beautiful’ (related to French belle). English (of Norman origin): perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Baldekin Baudekin an Anglo-Norman borrowing of Middle Dutch Baudequin a Flemish pet form of Baldwin . However a clear link between Middle English Baudekin and post-medieval Balkin has not been established and the modern name may have a different source a variant of Balcom perhaps by migration.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022