| ![Show Contents]() Ballan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Ballan is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from a family once having lived in Suffolk, where they held a family seat in the village of Baylham, from which they took their name. Early Origins of the Ballan familyThe surname Ballan was first found in Suffolk, in the village and civil parish of Baylham. The village dates back to the Domesday Book of 1086 when it was first listed as Beleham and probably meant "homestead or enclosure at a river-bend" from the Old English words "begel" + "ham" or "hamm." 1 The parish, in the union and hundred of Bosmere and Claydon, East division of Suffolk, 3 miles from Needham-Market was small but contained about 275 inhabitants in the late 1890s. 2 Early History of the Ballan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ballan research. Another 287 words (20 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1212, 1275, 1500, 1568, 1577, 1600, 1635, 1642, 1684 and 1830 are included under the topic Early Ballan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Ballan Spelling VariationsThe English language only became standardized in the last few centuries; therefore,spelling variations are common among early Anglo-Saxon names. As the form of the English language changed, even the spelling of literate people's names evolved. Ballan has been recorded under many different variations, including Baalham, Balan, Baylham, Balum, Balam, Ballam, Balaam and many more. Early Notables of the Ballan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Ballan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Ballan family to Ireland
Some of the Ballan family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Ballan familyFor many English families, the political and religious disarray that shrouded England made the far away New World an attractive prospect. On cramped disease-ridden ships, thousands migrated to those British colonies that would eventually become Canada and the United States. Those hardy settlers that survived the journey often went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Ballan or a variant listed above: Charles Baalam who sailed to New England in 1656. Charles Balam arrived in Barbados in 1679 and William Balam sailed to Philadelphia in 1856.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Ballan (post 1700) | + |
- Giada Ballan (b. 1973), Italian synchronized swimmer at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics
- Alessandro Ballan (b. 1979), Italian professional road bicycle racer
- Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
- Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
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