The Balch surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,472 people carried this name — #7,450 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 65,800 people counted. That is up 7% from 4,187 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 76 people named Balch.
Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Finistère.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Balch in American newspapers,
1906–1914.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 58,423 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Balch,
with a public archive behind them.
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Stephen Bloomer Balch 1747–1833 · religious person -
Sarah Balch 1627–1686
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Thomas Balch 1711–1774 · pastor
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George Christoph Balch 1717–1785 · double-bassist
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Mary Balch Cutler 1740–1815
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Hezekiah Balch 1741–1810 · Christian minister
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Balch.
- 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
- Bald 809 · U.S. census
- Baldacchino 118 · U.S. census
- Baldacci 304 · U.S. census
- Baldassari 420 · U.S. census
- Baldauf 1,160 · U.S. census
- Balde 760 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Balch is.
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