Explore the Family Name Balfanz
The meaning of Balfanz
German (Pomerania): probably from an occupational name for a juggler at fairs, from Middle High German bal ‘ball’ + vanz ‘rogue, joker’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Balfanz in the United States?
According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Balfanz in the United States has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 51,680 with a count of 378 occurrences, representing 0.14 per 100,000 people. Ten years later, in 2010, the surname had climbed up the rankings to position 49,087, an increase of 5.02%. The count increased by 13.49% to 429 occurrences, or 0.15 per 100,000 individuals.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #51,680 | #49,087 | 5.02% |
| Count | 378 | 429 | 13.49% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.14 | 0.15 | 7.14% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Balfanz
The Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Balfanz. In 2000, nearly all (98.94%) of those bearing the Balfanz surname identified as White. By 2010, this percentage had decreased slightly to 97.90%, representing a change of -1.05%. Over the same period, there was a small emergence of Hispanic identification within this surname, rising from 0% in 2000 to 1.17% in 2010. There were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native within the Balfanz surname group during these census years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 98.94% | 97.9% | -1.05% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.17% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |