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.
Early Origins of the Ballin family
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.
Early History of the Ballin family
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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.
Early Notables of the Ballin family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Ballin family to the New World and Oceana
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
Ballin Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Alonzo Ballin, aged 26, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "Limon" from Port Limon, Costa Rica [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6HP-R6D : 6 December 2014), Alonzo Ballin, 19 Jan 1920; citing departure port Port Limon, Costa Rica, arrival port New York, ship name Limon, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). - Claudine Ballin, aged 35, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "France" from Le Havre, France [2]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J68M-T6X : 6 December 2014), Claudine Ballin, 03 Oct 1920; citing departure port Le Havre, arrival port New York, ship name France, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). - Joseph Ballin, aged 52, arrived in New York in 1921 aboard the ship "Hansa" from Hamburg, Germany [3]CITATION[CLOSE]
"New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6NK-QJC : 6 December 2014), Joseph Ballin, 19 Dec 1921; citing departure port Hamburg, arrival port New York, ship name Hansa, NARA microfilm publication T715 and M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Contemporary Notables of the name Ballin (post 1700)
- Mabel Ballin (1887-1958), American actress
- Hugo Ballin, American artist
- Harmon R. Ballin, American Democrat politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1988 [4]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Ernst Hirsch Ballin (b. 1950), Dutch politician
- Albert Ballin (1857-1918), German shipping magnate