Definitions for Balfour
ˈbæl fʊər, -fərbal·four

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1. Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfournoun

   English statesman; member of the Conservative Party (1848-1930)

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1. balfour

   Balfour is a surname of Scottish origin, often used as a given name. In a broader historical context, it is most recognized due to Arthur James Balfour, a British statesman who served as the UK Prime Minister from 1902 to 1905 and authored the Balfour Declaration in 1917, which supported the establishment of a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Additionally, Balfour is also the name of several places in various countries, specifically New Zealand, Canada, United States, and South Africa. And, Balfour is a famous company that specializes in manufacturing class rings, graduation regalia, yearbooks, and other scholastic recognition products.

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1. Balfour

   Balfour is a small town located in the Southland Region of New Zealand. According to the 2001 New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings, it has a usually resident population of 135, unchanged from the previous census in 1996. Accounts of Balfour's naming differ: according to one report, it was named after an employee of the Waimea Company who lived there; alternatively it may have been named after James Mulville Balfour, a local surveyor.

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1. BALFOUR

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Balfour is ranked #13435 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Balfour surname appeared 2,268 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Balfour.
   
   63.8% or 1,447 total occurrences were White.
   29.3% or 665 total occurrences were Black.
   4.1% or 94 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 42 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.2% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Statesman

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1750","2"],["1785","1"],["1798","1"],["1819","4"],["1828","1"],["1829","1"],["1831","4"],["1834","5"],["1842","4"],["1843","1"],["1845","1"],["1848","1"],["1852","1"],["1853","6"],["1854","2"],["1855","1"],["1856","2"],["1862","4"],["1863","4"],["1867","4"],["1869","2"],["1870","4"],["1874","1"],["1876","2"],["1877","7"],["1878","4"],["1879","3"],["1885","2"],["1889","4"],["1892","3"],["1894","1"],["1897","2"],["1898","3"],["1899","2"],["1900","1"],["1901","3"],["1902","2"],["1903","1"],["1904","7"],["1905","12"],["1906","1"],["1907","1"],["1908","4"],["1909","1"],["1911","4"],["1913","1"],["1916","3"],["1917","13"],["1918","7"],["1920","3"],["1921","2"],["1922","4"],["1923","4"],["1924","4"],["1925","4"],["1926","1"],["1927","1"],["1930","1"],["1931","21"],["1932","32"],["1933","5"],["1935","4"],["1936","7"],["1937","5"],["1938","33"],["1939","10"],["1940","2"],["1942","3"],["1943","4"],["1944","3"],["1945","5"],["1947","6"],["1948","2"],["1949","2"],["1950","6"],["1951","7"],["1952","62"],["1953","8"],["1954","6"],["1955","2"],["1956","11"],["1958","23"],["1959","22"],["1960","16"],["1961","3"],["1962","5"],["1963","9"],["1964","12"],["1965","17"],["1966","17"],["1967","27"],["1968","39"],["1969","28"],["1970","29"],["1971","24"],["1972","105"],["1973","33"],["1974","44"],["1975","20"],["1976","12"],["1977","15"],["1978","18"],["1979","13"],["1980","11"],["1981","9"],["1982","8"],["1983","4"],["1984","9"],["1985","18"],["1986","6"],["1987","18"],["1988","17"],["1989","4"],["1990","2"],["1991","5"],["1992","8"],["1993","3"],["1994","10"],["1995","33"],["1996","8"],["1997","2"],["1998","13"],["1999","29"],["2000","11"],["2001","24"],["2002","49"],["2003","9"],["2004","4"],["2005","27"],["2006","12"],["2007","9"],["2008","23"]]

How to pronounce Balfour?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Balfour in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Balfour in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Balfour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Balfour in a Sentence

1. Khan Younis:

   I want my land back, we, as Palestinians, want our country back. Balfour gave what he did not own to those who were undeserving.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Balfour
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Balfour
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Balfour