Ballentine Surname

80,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,048 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Ballentine Surname Definition:

V. Ballantine, ante.

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Ballentine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1451:70,4498,174
Jamaica2731:10,5131,113
Canada1701:216,73920,919
England1661:335,65124,624
Northern Ireland1151:16,0442,139
Australia521:519,14839,018
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
France231:2,887,944200,772
United States Virgin Islands171:6,493987
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Belize11:355,4743,977
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2091:21,1962,428
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland561:66,8434,009
England491:497,45727,315
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9451:53,1415,985

Ballentine (22) may also be a first name.

Ballentine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Ballantine, ante.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

Of Scottish Gaelic origin, with teine meaning 'fire' and bal, referring to a deity. Most likely it originated with the Brythonic people of central and southern Scotland.

- billygoat

Ballentine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ballentine is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballentine? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 80,512th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,204,951 people. The last name Ballentine occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Ballentine reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 22 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 5,145 people, or 1 in 70,449. In The United States Ballentine is most common in: South Carolina, where 9 percent reside, North Carolina, where 7 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States Ballentine is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Ballentine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ballentine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ballentine last name grew 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 339 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ballentine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ballentine last name are 13.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.51% registered with the political party.

The amount Ballentine earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 209.25% more than the national average, earning R 734,904 per year; in United States they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $43,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.22% more than the national average, earning $60,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balentine953,669/
Ballentiene951/
Ballentinhe951/
Ballentines951/
Wallentine90543/
Vallentine90442/
Ballentyne90411/
Ballenthin90215/
Ballintine90164/
Ballyntine9022/
Ballentane901/
Vallenthine865/
Ballenthien864/
Valllentine860/
Valentine84103,808/
Walentine8461/
Balentyne8448/
Bolentine8427/
Balintine8423/
Balentini8421/
Balentijn845/
Vallntine841/
Balentane841/
Ualentine841/
Balyntine840/
Ballntyne840/
Belentine840/
Valentiner80603/
Valentinez80457/
Valentines80322/
Vollentine80215/
Vallentyne80132/
Bollentini8098/
Ballintyne8078/
Ballintijn8043/
Vallintine8042/
Vallentiny8034/
Vallenthin8027/
Wallentiny8020/
Valentaine8016/
Wollentine808/
Vallentini808/
Valentiene806/
Valenttine806/
Vallentein806/
Valentinee804/
Valenthine804/
Valentinie803/
Vallentain803/
Walenntine802/
Ballyntyne801/
Wallintine801/
Valientine801/
Valentinée801/
Wallentini801/
Valaentine801/
Vaslentine800/
Vajlentine800/
Vaulentine800/
Valntine787/
D'Valentine7610/
Valentinett763/
Vollientine761/
Valentinesr761/
Vallenthini761/
Valentini7453,504/
Volentine74526/
Valentiny74417/
Bolentini74312/
Valintine74254/
Walentiny74234/
Valentyne74188/
Valentain7450/
Valentein7433/
Walentini7415/
Valenthin7414/
Walentyne747/
Valentene746/
Valentuin744/
Valentiní741/
Balntinis741/
Valemtine741/
Balintyne740/
Walintine740/
Valentinis70255/
Valentinyi70251/
Valenteijn70104/
Vollintine7065/
Valentinio704/
Valenttini702/
Vollentene701/
Vailentain701/
Valentiniz701/
Valentíner701/
Vallentyni701/
Valenteina701/
Valenthini701/
Valenthiny701/
Valenthyne701/
Belindtine701/
Valentinich672/
Valentinois671/
Volntine670/

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