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Balis Family History

Balis Name Meaning

Hungarian; Croatian and Slovak (Bališ): from a short form of the personal name Baltazar (Hungarian and Slovak Baltazár) or Balint (Hungarian and Slovak Bálint). Greek: variant of Ballis a nickname from Turkish ballı ‘honeyed’. Greek: perhaps also a status name from medieval Greek bailos from Venetian bailo ‘bailiff’. Slovenian (Bališ): nickname from dialect bališ ‘bundle trousseau’. In North America this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Baliž. English (Surrey): variant of Bayliss .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Balik, Baris, Bali, Valis, Kalis, Bales, Balas, Balls, Banis, Balin

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You can see how Balis families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Balis family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Balis families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 18 Balis families living in Lancashire. This was about 27% of all the recorded Balis's in United Kingdom. Lancashire and 1 other county had the highest population of Balis families in 1891.

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Balis. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Australia, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Balis. For the veterans among your Balis ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Balis life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Balis in 1963 was 70, and 82 in 2004.

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