Balderstone Surname

517,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 630 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Balderstone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Balderston' or 'Balderstone,' a parish in Lancashire, near Blackburn; v. Balderson.

Richard de Baldreston, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Johannes de Baldreston, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Balderstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4071:136,89913,394
Australia641:421,80833,593
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Wales131:238,04114,239
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Balderstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Balderston' or 'Balderstone,' a parish in Lancashire, near Blackburn; v. Balderson.

Richard de Baldreston, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Johannes de Baldreston, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus de Baldreston, 1379: ibid.

Ric. de Baldirston, 1397: Preston Guild Roll.

William Balderston, 1459: ibid.

1591. James Balderstone and Constance Spackman: Marriage Lic.(London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From the lands of Balderston in West Lothian, the tun of a man named Baldhere or Bealdhere. William de Baudrestone of the county of Linlescu rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 202). George Balderstone was burgess of Linlithgow in 1599 (Laing), and in 1634 Richard Balderstone was charged to appear as a witness in the same town (RPC., 2. ser. V, p. 644). William Baderstoune was a baxter in Falkirk in 1663 (Stirling), and the wife of James Baderstoun in Nidrie was charged with witchcraft in 1628 (RPC., 2. ser. II, p. 444). George Balderston late burgess of Edinburgh, 1731 (Guildry, p. 139). In the seventeenth century the name is also found in Edinburgh records as Balderstoune, Batherstoun, and Batherstain. Balderstoun 1536, Baldirstoun 1530.

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

A chapelry in co. Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from Balderston in Linlithgowshire.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Balderstone Last Name Facts

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

Balderstone has its highest incidence in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Balderstone click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balderstone? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balderstone is the 517,348th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,567,533 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Balderstone live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Balderstone is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 136,899. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 20 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside and Norfolk, where 10 percent reside. Barring England Balderstone is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 10 percent reside and New Zealand, where 6 percent reside.

Balderstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Balderstone has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Balderstone last name grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balderstone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Balderstone surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Balderstone last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Balderstone earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.57% less than the national average, earning R 79,452 per year; in United States they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $32,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.75% less than the national average, earning $42,355 CAD per year.

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