Ballantyn Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Ballantyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ballantyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Ballantyn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ballantyn is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballantyn? popularity and diffusion

Ballantyn is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Ballantyn live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Ballantyn is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 50 percent live, Iowa, where 25 percent live and New York, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Ballantyn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ballantyn has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ballantyn Last Name Statistics demography

Ballantyn earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 60.96% less than the national average, earning $16,844 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ballantyn
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