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![Show Contents]() Ballester History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The distinguished surname Ballester is of Spanish descent, and is believed to be of occupational origin as it is derived from the occupation or trade of the original bearer of the name. The surname derives from the Spanish word "ballestero," or "crossbowman," from the term "ballesta," meaning "crossbow." The surname Ballester thus means "son or descendant of the crossbowman." Early Origins of the Ballester familyThe surname Ballester was first found in the northeastern region of the Iberian peninsula. The earliest references to the Spanish surname Ballester date back to the thirteenth century, when one Ramon Ballester was lord of the castle of Alaro in 1285, at the time of the conquest of Mallorca by King Alfonso of Aragon. Early History of the Ballester familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ballester research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1333, 1370, 1387 and 1405 are included under the topic Early Ballester History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ballester Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Ballestero, Ballesteros, Ballesta, Ballesté and many more. Early Notables of the Ballester familyProminent among bearers of the family name in this era was - Antonio Ballester (died 1387), Archbishop of Athens from 27 March 1370, when appointed by Pope Urban VI, until his death
- Arnaldo Ballester, who was counselor to the King of Aragon in 1333. Also notable was Gabriel Ballester was ambassador of the Kingdom of Mallorca in Barcelona in 1405, and Juan Ballester, who held the...
Ballester RankingIn France, the name Ballester is the 4,829th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1
 Ballester migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Ballester Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Galo Ballester, aged 30, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1820 2
- Anton Ballester, who landed in America in 1834 2
- Jose Ballester, aged 37, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1860 2
- Pedro Ballester, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1887 2
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- Alejandro Ballester, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 2008 3
- Arturo Ballester Marco (1892-1981), Spanish artist and illustrator, best known for his Spanish Civil War posters
- Manuel Ballester Boix (1919-2005), award-winning Spanish chemist
- Bernabé Ballester Marco (b. 1982), aka Berna, a Spanish footballer
- José Luis Ballester (b. 1968), Spanish gold medalist sailor at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Xaverio Ballester, Spanish linguist, professor at University of Valencia
- Gonzalo Torrente Ballester (1910-1999), Spanish Galician writer, awarded the Cervantes Prize in 1985
- José Luis Ballester Rubert (b. 1969), Spanish butterfly swimmer at the 1988, 1992 and the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Jean-François Ballester (1965-2018), French figure skating coach
- Manuel Méndez Ballester (1909-2002), Puerto Rican writer
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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