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

Ballinas, 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 Ballinas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ballinas in America

Ballinas is the 30303rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ballinas surname appeared 772 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 Ballinas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ballinas 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 Ballinas

The surname Ballinas is of Spanish origin, with roots tracing back to the medieval era in the regions of Galicia and Asturias in northern Spain. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish word "ballena," meaning "whale," which suggests that the original bearers of this name may have been associated with whaling or maritime activities.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Ballinas surname can be found in the 14th century, in a document from the Kingdom of Castile. This document references a certain Rodrigo Ballinas, who was a maritime merchant engaged in trade between Spain and the Canary Islands.

In the 16th century, during the Spanish colonization of the Americas, several individuals bearing the Ballinas surname were among the early settlers in the New World. One notable figure was Juan Ballinas, who arrived in Mexico in 1521 and became one of the first Spanish residents of the city now known as Veracruz.

The Ballinas surname also has a connection to the Basque Country, where variations such as "Balinas" and "Valinas" were recorded. In the 17th century, a prominent Basque figure named Martín Ballinas served as a magistrate and played a role in the region's governance.

Elsewhere in Europe, the surname Ballinas appeared in isolated instances, such as in the case of Antonio Ballinas, an Italian painter from Milan who lived in the late 16th century and was known for his religious works.

In the 19th century, a notable bearer of the Ballinas surname was José Ballinas, a Spanish military officer who fought in the Carlist Wars, a series of civil conflicts over the succession to the Spanish throne. He was born in 1810 and died in 1884.

Another individual of historical significance was Mariano Ballinas, a Mexican lawyer and politician who served as a senator and governor of the state of Querétaro in the late 19th century. He was born in 1836 and died in 1914.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ballinas

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

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 Ballinas 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 Ballinas 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 Ballinas was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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