Ballingal Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Ballingal Surname Definition:

From the lands of Ballingall in the parish of Orwell, Kinross-shire. It was a common surname in Newburgh in the middle of the sixteenth century. The seal of John Ballingall or Bangall is attached to a charter of July 1478 (Macdonald, 81).

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Ballingal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland231:162,7496,621
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Ballingal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Ballingall in the parish of Orwell, Kinross-shire. It was a common surname in Newburgh in the middle of the sixteenth century. The seal of John Ballingall or Bangall is attached to a charter of July 1478 (Macdonald, 81). William Banegaw was witness, 1545, and Andrew Ballingaw witness in 1551 (Gaw, 57, 58). William Ballingall of that Ilk was charged with abiding from the raid of Lauder in 1558 (Trials, I, p. 404), and in 1566 William Baingaw of that Ilk was one of an inquest held on the lands of Raith (Fraser, Melville, III, p. 113). A payment of £18 was made to Betty Balingual "in respect she is not to be any more troublesome to this city," 1724 (Guildry, p. 128). Ballengall 1605, Bangall 1529.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Ballingal Last Name Facts

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

Ballingal is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ballingal? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Ballingal are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Ballingal is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,286,343. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 33 percent reside, Surrey, where 17 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside. Besides England it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Ballingal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ballingal has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 37 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ballingal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Ballingal earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 109.26% more than the national average, earning $90,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballingall951,208/
Ballingale950/
Balingal9441/
Ballinghall901/
Ballinall890/
Balinal8894/
Bollingall840/
Balainal823/
Balengal821/
Balgal804/
Baslingol781/
Balinol7574/
Balgale755/
Valgal674/
Vhalgal6312/
Bolinhol591/
Bolengole5622/
Bolengoul561/
Volgal531/

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