Balneaves Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Balneaves Surname Definition:
From the lands of Balneaves in the parish of Kinkell, in Angus, which in Latin documents appears as de villa nativorum. There is still a small farm near the old place called Balneaves. The old house has long since disappeared, but the site is still marked by three aged trees in a field opposite the manse of Kinkell.
Read More About This SurnameBalneaves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 77 | 1:69,530 | 5,379 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 37 | 1:101,168 | 5,037 |
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
Balneaves Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the lands of Balneaves in the parish of Kinkell, in Angus, which in Latin documents appears as de villa nativorum. There is still a small farm near the old place called Balneaves. The old house has long since disappeared, but the site is still marked by three aged trees in a field opposite the manse of Kinkell. Laurence de Balnavis was present at the perambulation of the boundaries of Kyrknes and Louchor in 1395 (RPSA., p. 3). Balnevis of Halhill, Fife, c 1539, one of the promoters of the Reformation, was described by Knox as "a very learned and pious man." In 1541 Henry Benese (an old form of the name) was on the Justice Ayre at Jedburgh (Hamilton, I, p. 74), and in 1587 John Balnaves was scribe to the Assembly of Perth Many individuals of the name settled in Atholl under the Murrays. The families of Balneaves of Hallhill and of Carnbody were branches of Balneaves of Balneaves. The estate early passed to the Frasers, and Thomas Fraser of Lovat granted a charter of the lands of Balneaves to George, fifth Lord Glammis in 1501, In the first volume of the Hamilton Papers we have a wide variety of spellings of this name: Banese 1541, Balnavis, Penneyse, and Pennesse 1542, Bannese, Bennase, Bennese, Bennesse, all in 1543, Bannavis and Balnavis 1556, elsewhere Bannawis 1555, Balnauys 1531, Balneavs 1689, Banavees 1652, Bannevis.
Balneaves Demographics
Average Balneaves Salary in
England
£37,538
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Balneaves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balneaves Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balneaves is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balneaves? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,222,957th most frequently occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Balneaves reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.
Balneaves is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 69,530. In Scotland it is primarily found in: Angus, where 40 percent live, Aberdeenshire, where 14 percent live and City of Edinburgh, where 9 percent live. Barring Scotland it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 14 percent live.
Balneaves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Balneaves has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Balneaves surname increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balneaves Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
Balneaves earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 14.13% more than the national average, earning $56,705 CAD per year.
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