Ballantyne: Surname History and Family Crest

Spelled Ballantyne, the surname still points back to Ballantine. Read literally, Ballantyne points to “Someone who came from Ballindean (village by the hill)”. Spelled with “y” instead of “i”, Ballantyne shows how the same name was heard and written differently. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. Related forms: Ballentine.

The 2010 census count for Ballantyne in the United States was 2,410, good for rank 12,795. It sits among the 25,000 most common last names in the country.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Ballantine surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Ballantyne report, with a museum-style coat of arms.