Last Name BALEN

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Belen, in the Cor. British, is the same as Melen, a mill. BeUyn, local,, a town in Lower Saxony. Balaen, Welsh, steel, denoting strength and durability.
Origin Croatian, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 65,668 (2000 US census)
Count 282 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 87.23%, or 246 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.77%, or 5 total occurrences, as black,
  • 3.9%, or 11 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 4.26%, or 12 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.84%, or 8 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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