Balls Name Meaning: Though to have originated from the Anglo-Saxon word 'bealla' meaning ball. May have also derived from the word 'bal(le)' which referrs to a rounded hill.
May have been a nickname given to someone stout/rounded. May have also been a name given to someone who lived on or near a rounded hill.
Discover how your Balls ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 8 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 157 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 0 |
| Cornwall | 0 |
| Cumberland | 0 |
| Derbyshire | 3 |
| Devon | 16 |
| Dorset | 14 |
| Durham | 12 |
| Essex | 464 |
| Gloucestershire | 22 |
| Hampshire | 47 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 70 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 51 |
| Lancashire | 42 |
| Leicestershire | 4 |
| Lincolnshire | 22 |
| London | 598 |
| Middlesex | 48 |
| Northumberland | 44 |
| Norfolk | 761 |
| Northamptonshire | 0 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 27 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 807 |
| Somerset | 2 |
| Surrey | 31 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 13 |
| Warwickshire | 17 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 8 |
| Worcestershire | 0 |
| Yorkshire | 57 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 4 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 544 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 222 |
| Labourer | 75 |
| Domestic Servant | 37 |
| General Servant | 33 |
| House Keeper | 29 |
| Dress Maker | 26 |
| Straw Plaiter | 25 |
| Gardener | 20 |
| Servant | 20 |
| Groom | 19 |
| Farm Labourer | 18 |
| Carpenter | 18 |
| Annuitant | 17 |
| Laundress | 15 |
| Shoe Maker | 13 |
| Tailor | 13 |
| Governess | 12 |
| Fisherman | 12 |
| Tailoress | 12 |
| Baker | 11 |
| Cook | 11 |
| Dressmaker | 9 |
| Housemaid | 9 |
| Silk Weaver | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Balls | 1,870 |
| Mary Balls | 1,764 |
| John Balls | 1,492 |
| James Balls | 1,158 |
| Elizabeth Balls | 1,089 |
| Sarah Balls | 1,021 |
| George Balls | 952 |
| Thomas Balls | 678 |
| Charles Balls | 676 |
| Henry Balls | 612 |
| Robert Balls | 577 |
| Eliza Balls | 546 |
| Ann Balls | 467 |
| Emma Balls | 461 |
| Alice Balls | 447 |
| Frederick Balls | 442 |
| Arthur Balls | 419 |
| Ellen Balls | 388 |
| Jane Balls | 349 |
| Alfred Balls | 334 |
| Samuel Balls | 315 |
| Maria Balls | 313 |
| Edward Balls | 310 |
| Emily Balls | 306 |
| Joseph Balls | 295 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balls | 100% | 28,724 |
| 2 | Bellis | 67% | 11,900 |
| 3 | Bills | 80% | 6,597 |
| 4 | Bells | 80% | 3,223 |
| 5 | Bullas | 67% | 2,180 |
| 6 | Bellas | 67% | 1,850 |
| 7 | Bulls | 80% | 491 |
| 8 | Billis | 67% | 421 |
| 9 | Bullous | 57% | 306 |
| 10 | Belles | 67% | 264 |
| 11 | Bullus | 67% | 220 |
| 12 | Ballis | 83% | 215 |
| 13 | Bullis | 67% | 212 |
| 14 | Bolls | 80% | 208 |
| 15 | Billes | 67% | 193 |
| 16 | Balles | 83% | 162 |
| 17 | Bawles | 67% | 155 |
| 18 | Ballas | 83% | 101 |
The surname Balls is the most popular version of all its varients