Balsam Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 5
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 12
Dorset 7
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 6
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 2
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 0
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 7
Middlesex 10
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 5
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Balsam Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Balsam family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 6
Seamstress 4
Labourer 3
Pauper 2
Builder 1
Mason Journeyman 1
Saddler Apprentice 1
Schoolmistress 1
Assistant Labourer Navy 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Balsam

Name Census Frequency
Mary Balsam 34
William Balsam 30
Elizabeth Balsam 28
James Balsam 25
John Balsam 21
Ellen Balsam 19
Ann Balsam 16
Charles Balsam 15
Thomas Balsam 14
George Balsam 13
Emma Balsam 12
Jane Balsam 12
Sarah Balsam 11
Edward Balsam 7
Emily Balsam 7
Frederick Balsam 7
Henry Balsam 7
Richard Balsam 7
Arthur Balsam 6
Catherine Balsam 6
Joseph Balsam 6
Edith Balsam 5
Louisa Balsam 5
Maria Balsam 5
Ada Balsam 4

Balsam Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Balsom 83% 1,301
2 Balsam 100% 490
3 Belsom 67% 349
4 Bolsom 67% 167

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The surname Balsam is the 2nd most popular variant of Balsom.

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