Balasco

Balasco Meaning & Origin

About Balasco
The surname Balasco is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Balascio, which itself is a variant of the name Belasco. The name Belasco is of Spanish and Portuguese origin and is derived from the medieval given name Velasco, meaning "crow" or "raven" in Spanish. Therefore, the surname Balasco likely originated as a nickname for someone with dark hair or a dark complexion, or it could have been a name given to someone who had a connection with crows or ravens.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Balasco is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Balasco: 236
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 80,419
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Balasco based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Balasco is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLSK
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B04020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B AA0 L AA1 S K OW0
🌐 IPA
/balasco*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B420

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Balasco in Braille

Here's how to represent Balasco in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Balasco in braille

How to sign the name Balasco using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Balasco using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Balasco in sign language

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