Balbeck Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBalbeck Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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.
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.
Balbeck Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balbeck Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balbeck occurs most in Brazil. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balbeck? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Balbeck occurs mostly 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.
The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 26,759,292. In Brazil Balbeck is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live.
Balbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Balbeck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balbeck last name fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballbeck | 93 | 0 | / |
| Balbek | 92 | 37 | / |
| Balbec | 92 | 4 | / |
| Walbeck | 86 | 610 | / |
| Balbick | 86 | 15 | / |
| Baalbek | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bolbeck | 86 | 4 | / |
| Wahlbeck | 80 | 269 | / |
| Vahlbeck | 80 | 3 | / |
| Baloueck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Batylbek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wallbeck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Walbecke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bolbec | 77 | 69 | / |
| Walbek | 77 | 33 | / |
| Balbeg | 77 | 2 | / |
| Valbek | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balbekova | 75 | 675 | / |
| Wolbeck | 71 | 960 | / |
| Walbeek | 71 | 247 | / |
| Walbecq | 71 | 87 | / |
| Balouek | 71 | 57 | / |
| Beitelbeck | 71 | 31 | / |
| Balvick | 71 | 6 | / |
| Balwick | 71 | 4 | / |
| Walbäck | 71 | 4 | / |
| Valbäck | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bolbeke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valbekk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bailbekova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baulbekova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Walbick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wahlbäck | 67 | 160 | / |
| Wollbeck | 67 | 98 | / |
| Wallbäck | 67 | 45 | / |
| Hvolbeck | 67 | 33 | / |
| Vahlbäck | 67 | 11 | / |
| Balbeque | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bollweck | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ballwick | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vaalbekk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beitlbek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vasilbek | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wallbecq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bailwick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woolbeck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wohlbeck | 67 | 0 | / |
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