How common is the surname Balser?

2,297 people in the United States had the surname Balser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,413 Americans. It ranked 13,278th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Balser?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Balser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Balser?

Ewald Balser, actor (1898-1978).

Where is the surname Balser most common?

Wikidata records people named Balser in Germany.

Is the surname Balser getting more or less common?

More common. 2,104 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,297 in 2010, up 9.2%.

The surname Balser

A surname, carried by 2,297 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B426

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Balser is more common than 91.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,297 people named Balser in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,413 Americans. That is up 9.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,104.

#13,278

rank among US surnames

2,297

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+9.2%

change since 2000 (was #13,297)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,271	Rodden	2,298	134,354
#13,278	Balser	2,297	134,413
#13,283	Chaput	2,296	134,471

Who is named Balser

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

96% of people named Balser identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Balsers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ewald Balser
Actor (1898-1978)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Balser

Balser has the Soundex code B426, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B426.

Questions

How common is the surname Balser?: 2,297 people in the United States had the surname Balser in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,413 Americans. It ranked 13,278th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Balser?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Balser identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Balser?: Ewald Balser, actor (1898-1978).
Where is the surname Balser most common?: Wikidata records people named Balser in Germany.
Is the surname Balser getting more or less common?: More common. 2,104 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,297 in 2010, up 9.2%.