Balmas surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Balmas surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 140 people carried this name — #123,064 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 134 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

227 people named Balmas have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 246 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 Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 59
Holy Cross 42
Masovian 31
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 24
Subcarpathian 18
Lublin 13
Lesser Poland 13
Silesian 12

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Balmas.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Rhône.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Rhône 20
Bouches-du-Rhône 11
Doubs 3
Landes 2
Var 2
Paris 2
Seine-Saint-Denis 1
Haute-Saône 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

24 people named Balmas live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Neuchâtel.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Neuchâtel 7
Vaud 7
Geneva 6
Valais 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

Who carried it

People named Balmas,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Carme Balmas
    Carme Balmas 1894–1978 · painter
  • Josep Balmas i Ragué 1887–1966 · politician
  • Riccardo Balmas 1923–1945
  • Enea Balmas 1924–1994 · university teacher
  • Enea Balmas 1924–1994 · university teacher
  • Giorgio Balmas 1927–2006 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

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