Find out how popular the last name Balliett is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Balliett.

Balliett, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Balliett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Balliett in America

Balliett is the 57372nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Balliett surname appeared 355 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Balliett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Balliett to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Balliett

The surname Balliett is of German origin, derived from the Middle High German word 'ballier,' which referred to an official responsible for overseeing a specific territory or region. The name first emerged in the 13th century in the southwestern regions of present-day Germany, particularly in the Rhineland and Swabia areas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Balliett can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Salemitanus, a collection of medieval documents from the Benedictine monastery of Salem in Baden-Württemberg, dated around 1280. The name appears as 'Balliet,' which was likely a variant spelling at the time.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the Balliett surname was associated with several prominent individuals, including Heinrich Balliett (c. 1320-1389), a magistrate and landowner in the city of Mainz, and Konrad Balliett (c. 1425-1498), a renowned scholar and theologian who taught at the University of Heidelberg.

As the Balliett family expanded and migrated across Europe, the name underwent various spelling variations, such as Balliet, Ballieth, and Balliet. In the 16th century, records show a Johannes Balliet (c. 1510-1582) who served as a mayor in the town of Speyer, in modern-day Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

In the 17th century, the Balliett surname made its way to the Netherlands, where it was recorded as 'Balliett' and 'Balliet.' One notable figure from this period was Pieter Balliett (1624-1686), a Dutch merchant and trader who established a successful business in Amsterdam.

As the Balliett family continued to spread across Europe, some members eventually immigrated to the Americas in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly to the United States and Canada. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in North America is that of Jacob Balliett (1735-1815), a German immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania and fought in the American Revolutionary War.

Other notable individuals with the surname Balliett include Johann Balliett (1788-1862), a German musician and composer who lived in the early 19th century, and William Balliett (1868-1944), an American businessman and philanthropist from Pennsylvania.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Balliett

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Balliett.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Balliett was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Balliett has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Balliett was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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