ScotlandScottish history reveals Balder was first used as a surname by the Strathclyde-Briton people. It was a name for someone who lived in the region of West Lothian or Linlithgow.
The surname Balder was first found in West Lothian, or Linlithgow, where they were very anciently seated. The lands of Balderstone were originally held by a man named Baldhere or Bealdhere, or Baldheres town. He held a family seat there about the year 1150.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Balder research. Another 161 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1599, 1628, 1634, and 1663 are included under the topic Early Balder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
It is only in the last few hundred years that rules have developed and the process of spelling according to sound has been abandoned. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different spelling variations. Balder has been spelled Balderstone, Balderstoun, Balderston, Balderton, Batherstain, Baldirston, Baldirstone, Baldirstan, Baldirstoun, Baldeston and many more.
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Balder migration to the United States +Unwelcome in their beloved homeland, many Scots sailed for the colonies of North America. There, they found land and freedom, and even the opportunity to make a new nation in the American War of Independence. These Scottish settlers played essential roles in the founding of the United States, and the shaping of contemporary North America. Among them:
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