Balbeck Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Balbeck Surname Definition:

BOLEBEC: From Bolbec in the department of Seine Inferieure, Normandy. Only three individuals of this name appear in Scottish records. Walter de Bolebec witnessed Earl David's foundation charter of the Abbey of Selkirk c, 1120 (Kelso), and the confirmation by Earl Henry of the grant of Ederham and Nesbit by Gospatrick to the monks of St.

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Balbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Balbeck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BOLEBEC: From Bolbec in the department of Seine Inferieure, Normandy. Only three individuals of this name appear in Scottish records. Walter de Bolebec witnessed Earl David's foundation charter of the Abbey of Selkirk c, 1120 (Kelso), and the confirmation by Earl Henry of the grant of Ederham and Nesbit by Gospatrick to the monks of St. Cuthbert at Colaingham, c. 1141 (Ratne, App., 103). He also witnessed King David's gift of a toft in Berewic to the Priory of May c. 1147—53 (May, 2), and c. 1153—65 he witnessed a charter by Malcolm IV of "terra Jocelini" to Neubotle (Neubotle, p. 9). As de Bolebech he witnessed, c. 1150, the charter by Robert, bishop of St. Andrews granting the church of Lohworuora (now Borthwick) to Herbert, bishop of Glasgow (REG., p. 13). William de Bolbethi witnessed a charter by Waltheus, earl of Dunbar in 1166 (Ratne, App. 26). Dominus Ricardus de Bolbek witnessed a resignation of the lands of Edeluestun to the Church of Glasgow in 1233 (REG., p. 141). A genealogy of the English family of the name is given in J. C. Hodgson's History of Northumberland V, p. 224, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1902.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

BOLEBECK: Hugh de Bolebeck, so surnamed from his fief near Havre, came in with the Conqueror, and was a tenant in capite in co. Bucks, where his descendants remained for several generations.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Balbeck Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balbeck Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Balbeck is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balbeck? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Balbeck is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Balbeck are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Brazil Balbeck exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Balbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Balbeck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balbeck last name decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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