Explore the Family Name Balint

The meaning of Balint

1. Hungarian (Bálint): from the personal name Bálint, Hungarian form of Valentin. 2. Czech, Romanian, Rusyn, Croatian, and Serbian; Slovak (mainly Bálint): from the personal name Balint (Slovak mainly Bálint) of Hungarian origin (see above).

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How common is the last name Balint in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Balint saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Balint was ranked 15,775th in terms of frequency but fell to the 16,687th position in 2010, marking a change of -5.78%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Balint surname increased from 1,697 in 2000 to 1,716 in 2010, an upturn of 1.12%. However, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 7.94%, moving from 0.63 to 0.58.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,775	#16,687	-5.78%
Count	1,697	1,716	1.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.58	-7.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Balint

Diving into ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Balint between the years 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander doubled, going from 0.35% to 0.70%. There was a small increase among those identifying with two or more races, rising from 1.18% to 1.22%. The majority of individuals with the Balint surname identified as White, although there was a minor decrease from 96.23% to 95.92% in this group. The Hispanic population saw a slight increase of 5.00%, moving from 2.00% to 2.10%. No changes were identified among those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native as these groups remained at 0% in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.23%	95.92%	-0.32%
Hispanic	2%	2.1%	5%
Two or More Races	1.18%	1.22%	3.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.35%	0.7%	100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%