Ballester
English
Etymology
From Spanish, of Catalan origin, a surname prevalent in the Valencian/Catalan-speaking areas of Spain.
Proper noun
Ballester (plural Ballesters)
- A surname from Catalan.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ballester is the 26534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 919 individuals. Ballester is most common among Hispanic/Latino (81.28%) and White (16.1%) individuals.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ballester m or f by sense
- a surname originating as an occupation
Statistics
See the Spanish surname entry below.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Catalan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baʝesˈteɾ/ [ba.ʝesˈt̪eɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
- IPA(key): /baʎesˈteɾ/ [ba.ʎesˈt̪eɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
- IPA(key): /baʃesˈteɾ/ [ba.ʃesˈt̪eɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
- IPA(key): /baʒesˈteɾ/ [ba.ʒesˈt̪eɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: Ba‧lles‧ter
Proper noun
Ballester m or f by sense
- a surname from Catalan [in turn originating as an occupation]
Statistics
According to official data by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística in 2016, Ballester occurs in Spain as a first surname by 15,153 individuals, and as a second surname by 14,881 individuals. It is prevalent in Valencia, Alicante, Barcelona, Murcia, Castellon, Balearic Islands, and Madrid.