How common is the surname Ballard?

61,625 people in the United States had the surname Ballard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,010 Americans. It ranked 544th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ballard?

Florence Ballard, American singer (1943–1976), followed by Hank Ballard.

Where is the surname Ballard most common?

Wikidata records people named Ballard in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Ballard getting more or less common?

More common. 59,660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 61,625 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Ballard also a first name?

Yes. Ballard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ballard

A surname, carried by 61,625 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B463

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ballard is more common than 99.7% of them.

Origin

An English surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 61,625 people named Ballard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 5,010 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 59,660.

#544

rank among US surnames

61,625

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #503)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#535	Yates	63,254	4,881
#536	Hogan	63,085	4,894
#537	Marsh	62,304	4,955
#538	Macias	62,227	4,962
#539	Villanueva	61,883	4,989
#540	Zamora	61,729	5,002
#541	Pratt	61,671	5,006

Who is named Ballard

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

75% of people named Ballard identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ballards

19 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Florence Ballard
American singer (1943–1976)
Hank Ballard
American singer (1927–2003)
Alimi Ballard
American actor
Glen Ballard
American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer, born 1953
Kaye Ballard
American actress, comedian, and singer (1925–2019)
Angie Ballard
Australian Paralympic athlete, born 1982
Carroll Ballard
American film director (born 1937)
Greg Ballard
American basketball player (1955–2016)
Keith Ballard
American ice hockey player, born 1982
Butch Ballard
American jazz drummer, 1918–2011
Jeff Ballard
American jazz drummer, born 1963
Guy Ballard
American mining engineer, founder of the "I AM" movement (1878–1939)

Notable Ballards come mostly from the United States (18) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ballard

Ballard has the Soundex code B463, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B463.

Questions

How common is the surname Ballard?: 61,625 people in the United States had the surname Ballard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 5,010 Americans. It ranked 544th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ballard?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Ballard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ballard?: Florence Ballard, American singer (1943–1976), followed by Hank Ballard.
Where is the surname Ballard most common?: Wikidata records people named Ballard in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Ballard getting more or less common?: More common. 59,660 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 61,625 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Ballard also a first name?: Yes. Ballard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.