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The name Ballin was brought to England by the Normans when they conquered the country in 1066. The ancestors of the Ballin family lived in Cornwall. The family originated from the region around the fortress of Balon near Le Mans in France, and the name was carried to England by Hamelin de Balon during the Norman Conquest of England.

Ballin Early Origins

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The surname Ballin was first found in Cornwall, where they held a family seat from the 11th century. The family originated from the region around the fortress of Balon near Le Mans in France and the name was carried to England by Hamelin de Balon during the conquest.

Ballin Spelling Variations

It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Ballin are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Ballin include Balleine, Ballin, Ballon, Balon, Balun, Baalun, Ballom, Balin, Ballen and many more.

Ballin Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ballin research. Another 403 words (29 lines of text) covering the years 1090, 1224, 1273, 1275, 1297, 1327, and 1500 are included under the topic Early Ballin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Ballin Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

Faced with the chaos present in England at that time, many English families looked towards the open frontiers of the New World with its opportunities to escape oppression and starvation. People migrated to North America, as well as Australia and Ireland in droves, paying exorbitant rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, but those who did see the shores of North America were welcomed with great opportunity. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America carried the name Ballin, or a variant listed above:

Ballin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Susan Ballin who arrived in Barbados in 1654

Contemporary Notables of the name Ballin (post 1700)

Harmon R. Ballin, American Democrat politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988
Mabel Ballin (1887-1958), American actress
Hugo Ballin, American artist
Ernst Hirsch Ballin (b. 1950), Dutch politician
Albert Ballin (1857-1918), German shipping magnate

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The Ballin Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Ballin Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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