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Balsdon Name Meaning

English:: habitational name from Balstone in Buckland Monachorum or Bulstone in Branscombe (both in Devon) or Great Boulsdon in Newent (Gloucestershire). These placenames are of uncertain origin. possibly a habitational name from Bowsden in Lowick (Northumberland) which is recorded as Bollisdon in 1250. This placename is most probably from the personal name Boll in the genitive case with -es + denu ‘(long narrow) valley’ later replaced by dūn ‘hill’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Baldon, Balson, Alston, Balon, Ballon, Baston, Belson, Badon, Bardon

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You can see how Balsdon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Balsdon family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Balsdon families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 60 Balsdon families living in Ontario. This was about 86% of all the recorded Balsdon's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Balsdon families in 1911.

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Passenger Lists

There are 571 immigration records available for the last name Balsdon. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 462 military records available for the last name Balsdon. For the veterans among your Balsdon ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Balsdon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1970, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Balsdon in 1963 was 70, and 78 in 2003.

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