Ballantyne Surname

31,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,790 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Ballantyne Surname Definition:

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

Ballantyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5331:102,59211,326
Canada3,3781:10,9081,638
Scotland2,6431:2,026366
England2,4841:22,4313,135
Australia2,2141:12,1931,776
New Zealand8701:5,205836
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4371:25844
South Africa3321:163,18618,270
Trinidad and Tobago1991:6,8541,033
Nigeria1101:1,610,38960,100
Wales841:36,8403,652
Northern Ireland741:24,9332,784
Ireland731:64,5064,193
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Barbados221:13,066873
Panama211:186,2985,509
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Sweden111:895,16066,831
India101:76,706,538639,611
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Guyana81:95,2786,792
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Jersey71:14,1722,872
China61:227,886,92811,701
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
France61:11,070,454349,096
Grenada61:18,0891,003
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland351:126,5687,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,9641:1,906352
England3001:81,2518,700
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Ballantyne (68) may also be a first name.

Ballantyne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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. 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

Ballantyne Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ballantyne is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Ballantyne.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballantyne? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 31,772nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 434,041 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Ballantyne are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Ballantyne is also the 1,181,159th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 68 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,533 people, or 1 in 102,592. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, New York, where 6 percent reside and Utah, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 68 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent reside and Scotland, where 16 percent reside.

Ballantyne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ballantyne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ballantyne last name increased 2,154 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 828 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 494 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 209 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ballantyne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Ballantyne last name is principally Presbyterian (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ballantyne last name are 13.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.02% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ballantyne earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 355.8% more than the national average, earning R 1,083,160 per year; in United States they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $49,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $48,209 CAD per year.

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