How common is the surname Ballinger?

8,306 people in the United States had the surname Ballinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,171 Americans. It ranked 4,280th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ballinger?

Colleen Ballinger, American comedian, singer, actress, writer and media personality, followed by Richard A. Ballinger.

Where is the surname Ballinger most common?

Wikidata records people named Ballinger in the United States.

How do you pronounce Ballinger?

Ballinger is /ˈbælɪndʒəɹ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Ballinger getting more or less common?

More common. 7,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,306 in 2010, up 5.4%.

The surname Ballinger

A surname, carried by 8,306 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbælɪndʒəɹ/ 3 syllables Soundex B452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ballinger is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,306 people named Ballinger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,171 Americans. That is up 5.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,880.

#4,280

rank among US surnames

8,306

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,165)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,276	Heinz	8,311	37,149
#4,278	Griffis	8,309	37,158
#4,279	Battaglia	8,308	37,162
#4,280	Ballinger	8,306	37,171

Who is named Ballinger

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

88% of people named Ballinger identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Ballingers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Colleen Ballinger
American comedian, singer, actress, writer and media personality, born 1986
Richard A. Ballinger
American politician (1858–1922)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ballinger

Ballinger has the Soundex code B452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B452.

Questions

How common is the surname Ballinger?: 8,306 people in the United States had the surname Ballinger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,171 Americans. It ranked 4,280th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ballinger?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Ballinger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ballinger?: Colleen Ballinger, American comedian, singer, actress, writer and media personality, followed by Richard A. Ballinger.
Where is the surname Ballinger most common?: Wikidata records people named Ballinger in the United States.
How do you pronounce Ballinger?: Ballinger is /ˈbælɪndʒəɹ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Ballinger getting more or less common?: More common. 7,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,306 in 2010, up 5.4%.