The Ball surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 77,561 people carried this name — #366 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 3,480 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 593 people named Ball.
61 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 30 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
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 Poland’s population register
236 people named Ball have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 312 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
86 people named Ball live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 44 people named Ball 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 Antwerp.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ball.
- Balestreri 246 · U.S. census
- Balestrieri 761 · U.S. census
- Balga 130 · U.S. census
- Bali 641 · U.S. census
- Balian 787 · U.S. census
- Balin 402 · U.S. census
- Balla 1,508 · U.S. census
- Ballan 199 · U.S. census
- Ballanger 217 · U.S. census
- Ballard 59,660 · U.S. census
- Ballas 1,473 · U.S. census
- Ballast 149 · U.S. census
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