Balfour
English
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic baile (“village, town”) + pùir, genitive form of pór (“pasture, grass”).
Proper noun
Balfour (countable and uncountable, plural Balfours)
- A settlement in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NO7896).
- A village in the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland, on the island of Shapinsay.
- A small town in Southland, New Zealand.
- A census-designated place in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States.
- A city in McHenry County, North Dakota, United States.
- A town in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.
- A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- Arthur Balfour, British Prime Minister.
Derived terms
- Balfourian
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Balfour is the 13435th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2268 individuals. Balfour is most common among White (63.8%) and Black/African American (29.32%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balfour”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 89.