The Ballay surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 253 people carried this name — #71,808 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 594 people named Ballay.
7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 52 départements, most often Côtes-d’Armor.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Ballay live in Switzerland.
They live in 2 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
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.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ballay.
- 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
- Ballatore 133 · U.S. census
- Balle 608 · U.S. census
- Baller 734 · U.S. census
- Ballerini 327 · U.S. census
- Ballester 834 · U.S. census
- Ballestero 477 · U.S. census
- Ballesteros 7,714 · U.S. census
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