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Balfour: Origin, Geographical Distribution
Local. From the barony and castle of Balfour, near the confluence of the rivers Or and Leven. (Scot.) Ball and Balla, in Gaelic, signifies a casting up, raising, and denotes a wall, fortress, house, a village. Balfour, i. e., the Keep, or castle on the river Or. Balfoir the castle of deliverance or security.
Balfour Surname Origin
Spelling Variations : BASSOUR | BALFOUR
Balfour: Place of Origin :  Lothian (United Kingdom) |  Fifeshire (United Kingdom) |  London (United Kingdom) |  Strathclyde (United Kingdom) |  Grampian (United Kingdom) |  Tayside (United Kingdom)
Balfour: Online Family Trees
BALFOUR London (London, England, United Kingdom) 1969 - 2005
BALFOUR London (London, England, United Kingdom) 1969 - 1969
BALFOUR Market Lavington, Wilts. (United Kingdom) 1762 - 1889
BALFOUR Edinburgh, Midlothian (Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom) 1708 - 1708
BALFOUR Edinburh, Midlothian (Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom) 1679 - 1737
BALFOUR London, Londres (London, England, United Kingdom) 1920 - 1969
BALFOUR Paddington (London, England, United Kingdom) 1854 - 1854
BALFOUR Tonbridge Wells (Kent, England, United Kingdom) 1786 - 1786
BALFOUR Londres, Grand Londres, Sud-Est, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni (London, England, United Kingdom) 1847 - 1847
BALFOUR Westhall, Angus, Ecosse (Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom) 1339 - 1339

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Balfour: Famous Genealogies
 The surname Balfour is related to the following famous family trees :
        FERGUSON Sarah born FERGUSON Sarah Margaret (1959 - )
Balfour: Books that contain this surname
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BALFOURA genealogic and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire g by Bernard Burke,...
Author: John Bernard Burke - Published in 1860
... Susan, 2nd dau. of Sir Michael Balfour, Bart. of Denmiln, in Fife, and dyiug 27 March, 1784, left issue, William, ...		 BALFOURA genealogic and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire g by Bernard Burke,...
Author: John Bernard Burke - Published in 1860
... 16 May, 1850, to Captain Charles Balfour, R.N., son of Gen. .Balfour, of Balbirnie. ...
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