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

Ballines, 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 Ballines surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ballines in America

Ballines is the 83541st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ballines surname appeared 225 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 Ballines.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ballines 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 Ballines

The surname BALLINES is of Spanish origin, derived from the Basque region near the Pyrenees mountains. It is believed to have originated in the late 15th century, possibly as a locative name referring to someone who lived near a prominent hill or mound. The root of the name may be the Basque word "balin," meaning small hill or knoll.

Records from the 16th and 17th centuries show various spellings such as Ballinez, Ballinas, and Ballines appearing in church registers and municipal documents from the Basque provinces of Vizcaya, Guipúzcoa, and Álava. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Juan de Ballines, a merchant from Bilbao who was mentioned in trade records from 1512.

In the 1600s, the name began to spread beyond the Basque region as families migrated to other parts of Spain and the Spanish colonies in the Americas. Hernando Ballines, born in 1625 in Vitoria, was a soldier who participated in the conquest of Mexico and later settled in Puebla. His descendants established themselves as landowners and ranchers in central Mexico.

During the 18th century, several Ballines families were prominent in the Spanish military and colonial administration. Captain Pedro Ballines (1701-1778) served as a colonial governor in Puerto Rico, while Miguel Ballines (1735-1802) was a naval officer who fought in the Anglo-Spanish War.

In the 19th century, notable bearers of the name included José Ballines (1821-1892), a Spanish politician and journalist who played a role in the Glorious Revolution of 1868, and María Ballines (1845-1912), a celebrated opera singer who performed in major theaters across Europe.

Other prominent individuals with the BALLINES surname include Francisco Ballines (1871-1936), a Spanish architect who designed several landmark buildings in Barcelona, and Javier Ballines (1925-2001), a Mexican sculptor whose works are displayed in public spaces throughout Mexico City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ballines

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

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

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