Ballentine Surname
Approximately 6,048 people bear this surname
Ballentine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,145 | 1:70,449 | 8,174 |
| Jamaica | 273 | 1:10,513 | 1,113 |
| Canada | 170 | 1:216,739 | 20,919 |
| England | 166 | 1:335,651 | 24,624 |
| Northern Ireland | 115 | 1:16,044 | 2,139 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 17 | 1:6,493 | 987 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 209 | 1:21,196 | 2,428 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 56 | 1:66,843 | 4,009 |
| England | 49 | 1:497,457 | 27,315 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 945 | 1:53,141 | 5,985 |
Ballentine (22) may also be a first name.
Ballentine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. Ballantine, ante.
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.
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Average Ballentine Salary in
United States
$43,788 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ballentine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ballentine Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ballentine occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ballentine? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 80,512th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,204,951 people. The surname is mostly found 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 commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 22 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,145 people, or 1 in 70,449. In The United States it is primarily found in: South Carolina, where 9 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Ballentine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ballentine has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ballentine last name grew 544 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 339 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Ballentine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Ballentine last name is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Ballentine surname are 13.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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.
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