Balmain
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English
Etymology
Perhaps a habitational surname from a place in Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic baile (“village, town”) + meadhan (“middle, center”).
Proper noun
Balmain (countable and uncountable, plural Balmains)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A suburb and an electoral district in New South Wales, Australia.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Balmain is the 126765th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 135 individuals. Balmain is most common among White (96.3%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balmain”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 91.