The Baland surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 116 people carried this name — #143,149 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 6% from 124 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 238 people named Baland.
10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Meurthe-et-Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 94 people named Baland live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Baland,
with a public archive behind them.
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Carl Baland 1822–1864 · military officer -
Claude Baland 1950– · official
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Jean-Marie Baland 1962– · economist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Baland.
- Bakowski 348 · U.S. census
- Bal 2,006 · U.S. census
- Bala 1,968 · U.S. census
- Balagna 218 · U.S. census
- Balaguer 571 · U.S. census
- Balan 1,527 · U.S. census
- Balas 1,812 · U.S. census
- Balay 337 · U.S. census
- Balazs 980 · U.S. census
- Balbi 529 · U.S. census
- Balbo 317 · U.S. census
- Balcerzak 591 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Baland is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.