Ballantine Surname

90,962nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Ballantine Surname Definition:

Probably from the lands of Bellenden in the parish of Roberton, Roxburghshire. There is also a Ballinton, Ballintoun or Ballintome mentioned in Stirling Retours. John Ballantyne, Ballentyne or Bellenden, as he is variously known, archdeacon of Moray, was translator of Hector Boece's "History and chronicles of Scotland," and of Livy's Roman history into Scottish.

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Ballantine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2031:164,53016,716
England7101:78,4768,793
Australia6841:39,4675,112
Scotland4421:12,1131,622
Canada3161:116,60012,375
New Zealand2651:17,0882,990
Northern Ireland2321:7,9531,344
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Wales571:54,2904,971
Ireland551:85,6174,914
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Jamaica251:114,7984,448
Gibraltar221:1,543353
Trinidad and Tobago141:97,4276,588
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Finland61:916,11741,832
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3021:14,6681,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6501:5,759847
England2841:85,8299,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2751:182,61316,219

Ballantine (30) may also be a first name.

Ballantine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from the lands of Bellenden in the parish of Roberton, Roxburghshire. There is also a Ballinton, Ballintoun or Ballintome mentioned in Stirling Retours. John Ballantyne, Ballentyne or Bellenden, as he is variously known, archdeacon of Moray, was translator of Hector Boece's "History and chronicles of Scotland," and of Livy's Roman history into Scottish. Sir Alexander Ballindin was chaplain and prebendary of the Collegiate Church of Methven, 1563 (Methven, p. 55). David Bellenden, cordiner in Maybole, 1630 (RPC., 2. ser. III, p. 624), and another David Ballenden in Parkend appeared in 1642 (Stirling). Belindain and Bellanden 1660, Bellanetyn 1493.

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

(Celtic) belonging to Ballendeen or Ballindean (Scotland). [Gaelic baile, a town, farm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from Ballindean (village by the hill), in Fifeshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

This Scottish name has undergone remarkable changes. "Sir Richard of Bannochtine of the Corhous," who flourished circ. 1460, sometimes wrote himself Bannachty', and his son is called Sir John Bannatyne. This spelling continued till temp. Chas. II., when the proprietor of Corhouse was called indifferently John Bannatyne and Johne Ballentyne, and his son is described as the son of John Ballenden. In fact, down to a recent period, the forms Bannatyne and Ballantyne have been used indifferently by brothers of one house, and even by the same individual at different times. Inf. F. L. B. Dykes, Esq.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from Baalen, and teine, fire, the fire of Baal. A place where Bal, or Belus, was worshiped by the Celts.

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

Local. A place where Bal or Belus was worshiped by the Celts; from Bal and teine, fire.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Local. A place of ancient pagan worship among the Celts, whose principal deity was Belen or Baal, the sun. To the honor of this deity, the Celts lighted fires on the 1st of May and Midsummer day. Baalantine signifies "the fire of Baal," from Baden and teine, Gaelic, fire.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Ballantine Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ballantine (Arabic: بلنتين) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballantine? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ballantine is the 90,962nd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,384,412 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Ballantine live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most widespread given name in the world It is held by 30 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,203 people, or 1 in 164,530. In The United States Ballantine is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and Maryland, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Ballantine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ballantine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ballantine surname grew 801 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 32 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ballantine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ballantine surname is principally Catholic (35%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ballantine last name are 13.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Ballantine earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.68% more than the national average, earning R 474,516 per year; in United States they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $45,830 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.19% more than the national average, earning $59,218 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Ballantine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ballantine in the Arabic language
بلنتينblntyn-

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