Explore the Family Name Balladares

The meaning of Balladares

Spanish: altered form of Galician Valladares.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Balladares has significantly increased over a decade. In 2000, Balladares was ranked as the 36,999th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had improved its standing to the 28,380th position, marking a change of 23.3%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a substantial growth in this period, from 568 in 2000 to 841 in 2010, indicating an increase of 48.06%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Balladares per 100,000 individuals grew by 38.1%, from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,999	#28,380	23.3%
Count	568	841	48.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.29	38.1%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Balladares

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Balladares also evolved between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this last name identify as Hispanic, with a slight increase in percentage from 90.67% in 2000 to 94.65% in 2010. However, the percentage of the Balladares surname holders who identify as White decreased by nearly half, from 7.39% to 3.92%. The number of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also dropped, from 1.06% to 0.71%. There were no recorded changes for those who identified as two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black was 0.88% in 2000 but was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.67%	94.65%	4.39%
White	7.39%	3.92%	-46.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.06%	0.71%	-33.02%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.88%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%