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Ballard


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Origin Of The Surname Ballard

Meaning Of The Surname Ballard

The Bald One

Interesting Facts About Ballard

Ballard would originally have been used as a nickname. Nicknames were an easy way to distinguish people and when surnames became hereditary many nicknames were used. This surname comes from the Old English ‘balle’ meaning bald combined with ‘ard’ to mean ‘the bald one’. J. G. Ballad the English novelist is a famous bearer of this surname.

Ballard Statistics

Ballard is the number 1179 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 8,300 share the surname Ballard in the UK.

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