Ballard Surname
Approximately 98,008 people bear this surname
Ballard Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'bald-headed.' The hair, or absence of it, gave us a large number of early nicknames, the majority of which still exist as surnames. Ballard seems to have been very popular for a bald-headed man; v.
Read More About This SurnameBallard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80,920 | 1:4,479 | 500 |
| England | 8,315 | 1:6,701 | 968 |
| Australia | 3,972 | 1:6,797 | 994 |
| Canada | 1,832 | 1:20,112 | 2,791 |
| France | 506 | 1:131,270 | 20,058 |
| New Zealand | 441 | 1:10,268 | 1,782 |
| South Africa | 260 | 1:208,376 | 22,133 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Wales | 221 | 1:14,002 | 1,539 |
| Scotland | 208 | 1:25,740 | 2,803 |
| Northern Ireland | 154 | 1:11,981 | 1,780 |
| Philippines | 140 | 1:723,130 | 72,541 |
| Thailand | 83 | 1:851,064 | 135,450 |
| Dominican Republic | 77 | 1:135,493 | 5,426 |
| Brazil | 67 | 1:3,195,139 | 92,032 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Spain | 41 | 1:1,140,294 | 40,056 |
| Belgium | 31 | 1:370,859 | 40,209 |
| Colombia | 31 | 1:1,541,099 | 10,974 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Isle of Man | 19 | 1:4,517 | 958 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Zimbabwe | 18 | 1:857,680 | 57,134 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Haiti | 7 | 1:1,526,272 | 14,436 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 68 | 1:65,145 | 4,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,416 | 1:5,520 | 843 |
| Wales | 68 | 1:23,065 | 1,326 |
| Scotland | 21 | 1:178,248 | 6,976 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,586 | 1:3,696 | 445 |
Ballard (1,058) may also be a first name.
Ballard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'bald-headed.' The hair, or absence of it, gave us a large number of early nicknames, the majority of which still exist as surnames. Ballard seems to have been very popular for a bald-headed man; v. Ball. Professor Skeat quotes:
'And scomeden to hym saying, Stye up, ballard,' 1382: Wycfif, 2 Kings.
Richard Balleheved, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Petrr Ballard, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Alurell Balard, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Dreu Ballard, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Thomas Ballard, Somerset, ibid.
Henry Ballard, Lancashire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1615. Ralph Ballard, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1634. Married — William Mayle and Mary Ballerde: St. Mary Aldermary.
From ME. battard, 'baldheaded,' an augmentation of Bald, which see. Thomas Ballard witnessed charters by William Malvoisine Bishop of St. Andrews (RAA.,, I, p. 115,116, 118).
= Ball1, 2, 3 (q.v.) + the French intens. and diminutive suff. -ard, Teutonic hard/t.
In Wiclif's version of 2 Kings, ii. 23, the modem ‘baldhead’ is represented by ballard.
“Bald-headed” in Old English.
The bald-headedman.
An ancient baptismal name. Balard, H. R.
(Celtic and Gaelic.) From Ball, a place, a round elevation; and ard, high. The Gaelic word Ballart signifies noisy, boasting. Bal also signifies a lord, and ard, high.
From the Flemish, Balat; a personal name (?).
Ballard is another old Kent name. The Ballards owned Sapinton manor from the time of Henry IV. until that of Philip and Mary. Robert Ballard, butler of Richard II., received from his Sovereign the manor of West Combe. In the reign of Henry VI., Thomas Ballard, of Horton Parva, was one of the sheriffs of Kent (H.).
The Ballards of Worcester and Evesham bear an old Worcestershire name. Philip Ballard, who was mayor of Evesham in 1664, was buried in Evesham church in 1670 (N., M., T.). Martin Ballard was mayor of the same town in 1676 (M. and T.). The mayor of Worcester in 1723 was William Ballard (G.). This is an ancient English name that was represented six centuries ago in Cambridgeshire, Hunts, and other counties (H. R.). It has now also a home in Kent.
Ballard Demographics
Average Ballard Salary in
United States
$41,594 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ballard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ballard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ballard (Arabic: بالارد, Russian: Баллард) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ballard? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,754th most prevalent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 74,357 people. The last name Ballard occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Ballard live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. Ballard is also the 246,082nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 1,058 people.
Ballard is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 80,920 people, or 1 in 4,479. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 98 countries. It also occurs in England, where 8 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.
Ballard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ballard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ballard surname grew 596 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 990 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 63 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ballard Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Ballard last name is predominantly Anglican (51%) in Ireland.
In The United States Ballard are 14.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.84% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ballard earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.04% more than the national average, earning R 392,196 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.93% more than the national average, earning $26,772,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.6% less than the national average, earning $41,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $51,116 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Ballard Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ballard in the Russian language | ||
| Баллард | ballard | - |
| Ballard in the Arabic language | ||
| بالارد | balard | - |
| بلارد | blard | - |
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