Ballester

English

Etymology

From Spanish, of Catalan origin, a surname prevalent in the Valencian/Catalan-speaking areas of Spain.

Proper noun

Ballester (plural Ballesters)

1. A surname from Catalan.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ballester is the 26534^th 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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bə.ʎəsˈte]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ba.ʎesˈteɾ]

Proper noun

Ballester m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as an occupation

Statistics

See the Spanish surname entry below.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /baʝesˈteɾ/ [ba.ʝesˈt̪eɾ]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /baʝesˈteɾ/ [ba.ʝesˈt̪eɾ]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /baʎesˈteɾ/ [ba.ʎesˈt̪eɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /baʃesˈteɾ/ [ba.ʃesˈt̪eɾ]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /baʒesˈteɾ/ [ba.ʒesˈt̪eɾ]

• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: Ba‧lles‧ter

Proper noun

Ballester m or f by sense

1. 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.

See also

• Ballesteros