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1399: 1313: 1422: 1448: 1224: 990:(1910–1975), German-South African; only athlete of Jewish descent to represent Germany in the 1936 Winter Olympic Games; Hall of Fame 1338: 1237: 856: 850: 844: 838: 921: 748: 742: 120: 633: 1056: 1005: 951: 862: 820: 730: 263: 108: 1200: 766: 471: 1188: 425: 126: 1196: 1192: 1184: 814: 808: 772: 621: 1160: 1118: 1011: 927: 796: 705: 597: 401: 295: 736: 681: 465: 251: 96: 802: 435: 1104: 1025: 669: 657: 645: 495: 1178: 639: 572: 544: 513: 407: 227: 221: 215: 209: 132: 286:(Lucius, William, Edmund, Frank, and George), 19th-century American industrialists and philanthropists 1136: 1086: 981: 957: 826: 550: 245: 233: 163: 1080: 1074: 1068: 975: 687: 578: 532: 526: 376: 289: 1294: 1130: 1092: 832: 702:(1847–1922), American railroad engineer who established the first rules for railroad chronometers 675: 615: 556: 538: 145: 1163:(1862–?), British workers union member, jailed and force-fed for his support of women's suffrage 123:(born 1959), English electronic musician (usually known as Dave), member of Soft Cell, The Grid 1443: 1334: 1233: 651: 609: 501: 483: 477: 54: 1376: 1284: 1223: 693: 507: 441: 395: 176: 114: 20: 1421:
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Searching For My Grandfathers: From the North Seas To The Oklahoma Oil Pools
1062: 987: 939: 915: 909: 868: 648:(1818–1889), Irish naturalist and politician, MP for County Carlow 1857–1880 44: 40:
another purported origin is related to living near a "knoll or rounded hill"
569:(1515–1584), beatified by the Roman Catholic Church as martyr of the faith 179:(name is also written as "Kirsnick" as, for example, in ASCAP's repertory) 1154: 993: 886:(born 1968), football player, father of the following basketball players: 310:(1921–2001), American entrepreneur; earliest known designer of the Smiley 1258: 1133:(1811–1894), American educator, philanthropist, activist, writer, editor 563:
1338 – 1381), English radical priest and leader of 1381 Peasants' Revolt
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surname that has multiple potential origins, as do many short surnames:
1408: 581:(1932–2019), disgraced Bishop of Lewes and twin brother of Michael Ball 727:(1924–1982), English professional footballer and football club manager 721:(1945–2007), English professional footballer and football club manager 547:(before 1760 – after 1795), African-American minister from Nova Scotia 1286:
Colonel William Ball of Virginia, the Great-Grandfather of Washington
835:(1861–1940), English amateur golfer; winner of The Open Championship 763:(born 1944), American volleyball coach; father of Lloy Ball (below) 708:(or Balle), British astronomer; founder Fellow of the Royal Society 594:(1892–1916), chemist; invented the Ball Method for treating leprosy 175:
Kirshnik Ball (1994–2022), American rapper known professionally as
304:(1930–2004), American entrepreneur, musician, and guitar innovator 31:
is a shortened form, a "favorite contraction", of the given name
1173: 148:(born 1959), English singer-songwriter, musician and businessman 73:
and that generally they have come into existence as nicknames."
575:(born 1932), English Anglican clergyman; former Bishop of Truro 373:–1809), English admiral of the Royal Navy and Governor of Malta 606:, English-Australian businesswomen involved in making drones 160:(1911–1992), American multidisciplinary artist and teacher 138:
Dave "Taif" Ball, British bass guitarist with metal bands
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1518–1556), English Member of Parliament (MP) for Norwich
450:(1905–1993), American journalist and national politician 1418: 757:(1943–2018), English footballer with Queen of the South 456:(1861–1932), American physician and national politician 793:(born 1963), American football coach and former player 298:(1888–1981), American businessman and political figure 865:(born 1972), American footballer for Rochester Rhinos 272:(born 1970), English radio and television personality 859:(1925–1998), English footballer for Bolton Wanderers 841:(1900–1989), English footballer for Bury and England 332:(born 1938), English children's television presenter 1327:Seary, E; Kirwin, William; Lynch Sheila MP (1998), 338:(born 1981), American political pundit, co-host of 69:and related names had only "limited application as 1157:(born 1950), British Police and Crime Commissioner 972:(born 1984), American professional football player 936:(born 1990), American professional football player 492:(1896–1943), U.S. Representative from Connecticut 422:(1832–1908), American state politician and farmer 385:(born 1948), United States Secretary of the Navy 182:Lauren Ball (born 1980), American Visual Artist 1232:(Republication). 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Baldwin. 1145:(1914–2008), American Social Security official 672:(1812–1892), Irish naturalist and entomologist 194:(born 1949), American blues singer and pianist 111:(born 1983), Canadian voice actor and musician 600:(1833–1893), English-born French psychiatrist 516:(1901–1986), Australian academic and diplomat 8: 1107:(1935–2009), Australian education researcher 960:(1864–1932), owner of the St. Louis Terriers 930:(born 1979), English professional footballer 438:(1756–1838), American soldier and politician 1333:, McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, p. 20, 1071:(1855–1931), American journalist and editor 678:(born 1932), English-born Canadian botanist 529:(1926–2017), Episcopal bishop of Albany, NY 1330:Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland 1095:(born 1957), British writer based in Spain 1035:–1856), British writer and newspaper owner 739:(born 1943), American Olympic weightlifter 553:(1665–1745), English Presbyterian minister 347:, American political journalist and writer 88: 1008:(1877–1946), Negro league baseball player 636:(born 1963), American cognitive scientist 486:(1859–1944), American national politician 462:(1835–1887), American government official 404:(1811–1872), American national politician 918:(born 1984), Australian rules footballer 853:(1923–1999), English football goalkeeper 769:(born 1986), English field hockey player 188:(1911–1989), American comedian and actor 166:(born 1990), American Christian musician 1312:CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1211: 1139:(1706–1789) mother of George Washington 1077:(1585–1640), English author and scholar 912:(born 1972), American volleyball player 660:(1853–1916), German-Austrian astronomer 1302: 1292: 1253: 1251: 1249: 1117:Edward Hughes Ball (1798–1863), later 535:(1926–2017), American Episcopal bishop 498:(died 1598), Mayor of Dublin 1580–1581 468:(died 1609), Mayor of Dublin 1582–1583 416:(born 1977), American state politician 410:(1885–1966), American state politician 398:(died 1573), Mayor of Dublin 1553–1554 43:the surname may also descend from the 1151:(born 1943), Canadian naval architect 948:(1992–2019), American football player 924:(born 1964), American football player 871:(born 1998), American football player 847:(1907–1976), English football forward 823:(born 1966), American football player 811:(born 1984), American football player 799:(born 1981), American football player 787:(born 1951), American Olympic swimmer 781:(born 1987), Australian tennis player 266:, American stage director (1931–1991) 218:(born 1962), English actor and singer 7: 1217: 1215: 541:(1934–2016), British Anglican bishop 504:(1962–2015), American philanthropist 340:Breaking Points Krystal & Saagar 129:(born 1953), American country singer 1230:The Story of Surnames and Genealogy 1121:or "The Golden Ball", British dandy 1101:(born 1962), English science writer 1065:(1886–1927), German author and poet 978:(born 1956), Australian lawn bowler 954:(1925–2008), college football coach 880:A family of American sportspeople: 775:(1925–1954), American racing driver 154:(1913–1978), American folk musician 1289:. London – via Google Books. 696:(1850–1925), British mathematician 654:(born 1960), English mathematician 630:(born 1948), British mathematician 624:(1926–2019), American entomologist 612:(1870–1943), American entomologist 212:(born 1993), English ballet dancer 172:(1930–2013), English jazz musician 14: 1222:Bowman, William Dodgson (2012) . 1183:Human name disambiguation pages: 1002:(born 1973), Canadian pair skater 857:John Ball (footballer, born 1925) 851:Jack Ball (footballer, born 1923) 845:Jack Ball (footballer, born 1907) 839:Jack Ball (footballer, born 1900) 510:(1781–1824), Virginia congressman 1407:This page lists people with the 1397: 1014:, English footballer (1886–1942) 922:Michael Ball (American football) 749:Alf Ball (footballer, born 1873) 743:Alf Ball (footballer, born 1890) 666:(born 1948), American astronomer 480:(1857–1928), Canadian politician 121:David Ball (electronic musician) 1383:(Google Books). Limited Edition 1127:, senior British police officer 805:(born 1989), English footballer 751:(1873–1940), English footballer 745:(1890–1952), English footballer 634:John Ball (cognitive scientist) 77:List of people with the surname 1089:(1911–1988), American novelist 1083:(1794–1884), American explorer 1047:(born 1949), American novelist 984:(born 1964), Australian judoka 642:(1872–1941), English geologist 618:(1909–1997), American botanist 248:(1819–1911), American sculptor 1: 1057:Edward Ball (American author) 1029: 1024:Catherine Ball, known as the 1006:Walter Ball (baseball player) 952:Phil Ball (American football) 821:Eric Ball (American football) 731:Alan Ball (American football) 690:(1840–1913), Irish astronomer 684:(1802–1857), Irish naturalist 560: 429: 367: 292:(1836–1890), British slumlord 264:William Ball (stage director) 242:(1944–2020), English comedian 117:(1936–2022), British composer 109:Ashleigh Ball (voice actress) 1375:Roach, Cheryl Capps (2010). 1360:The New England Ball Project 1201:Robert Ball (disambiguation) 942:(1881–1957), baseball player 829:(born 1969), baseball player 767:Ashleigh Ball (field hockey) 474:(died 1865), Irish barrister 472:Nicholas Ball (Irish lawyer) 390:Politics, law, and diplomacy 260:(1853–1917), British painter 206:(born 1951), Welsh professor 37:, dating "from Norman times" 1189:David Ball (disambiguation) 426:John Ball (16th-century MP) 236:(1918–2008), British artist 127:David Ball (country singer) 1465: 1395: 1197:Phil Ball (disambiguation) 1193:John Ball (disambiguation) 1185:Alan Ball (disambiguation) 966:(born 1991), English boxer 877:(born 1964), soccer player 815:David Ball (sport shooter) 809:David Ball (wide receiver) 773:Bobby Ball (racing driver) 622:George Ball (entomologist) 230:(born 1946), English actor 200:(born 1964), English actor 1449:English-language surnames 1283:Heck, Earl L. W. (1928). 1263:Internet Surname Database 1242:– via Google Books. 1225:"Chapter IV: Patronymics" 1161:William Ball (suffragist) 1119:Edward Hughes Ball Hughes 1012:William Ball (footballer) 928:Michael Ball (footballer) 797:Dave Ball (defensive end) 706:William Ball (astronomer) 598:Benjamin Ball (physician) 402:Edward Ball (congressman) 296:Edward Ball (businessman) 27:one origin suggests that 1343:– via Google Books 996:(born 1944), NFL lineman 737:Alan Ball (weightlifter) 682:Robert Ball (naturalist) 586:Sciences and mathematics 466:Nicholas Ball (Alderman) 252:Walter Ball (cartoonist) 97:Alan Ball (screenwriter) 1425:by adding the person's 817:, British sport shooter 803:David Ball (footballer) 436:John Ball (assemblyman) 1357:Ball, David G. (ed.). 1265:, Name Origin Research 1105:Samuel Ball (educator) 1026:Baroness de Calabrella 658:Leo Anton Karl de Ball 646:John Ball (naturalist) 496:Walter Ball (Alderman) 1179:Ball (disambiguation) 1019:Writing and education 640:John Ball (geologist) 573:Michael Ball (bishop) 545:John Ball (clergyman) 514:William Macmahon Ball 408:Frank Livingston Ball 228:Nicholas Ball (actor) 224:, industrial designer 222:Roger Ball (designer) 216:Michael Ball (singer) 133:Dave Ball (guitarist) 89:Writing and education 65:According to Bowman, 1137:Mary Ball Washington 1087:John Ball (novelist) 982:Robert Ball (judoka) 958:Phil Ball (baseball) 827:Jeff Ball (baseball) 551:John Ball (minister) 246:Thomas Ball (artist) 234:Robert Ball (artist) 164:John Ball (musician) 1081:John Ball (pioneer) 1075:John Ball (Puritan) 1069:Isabel Worrell Ball 1053:(born 1951), writer 1041:(1908–1947), author 976:Robert Ball (bowls) 688:Robert Stawell Ball 579:Peter Ball (bishop) 533:David Standish Ball 527:David Ball (bishop) 383:William L. Ball III 377:Henry Lidgbird Ball 290:Decimus Alfred Ball 1131:Martha Violet Ball 1093:Phil Ball (writer) 863:John Ball (soccer) 833:John Ball (golfer) 676:Peter William Ball 616:Ernest Aubrey Ball 557:John Ball (priest) 539:John Ball (bishop) 146:Ed Ball (musician) 105:(born 1969), actor 1430: 1259:"Last Name: Ball" 652:Keith Martin Ball 610:Elmer Darwin Ball 502:Whitney Lynn Ball 484:Thomas Henry Ball 478:Robert James Ball 91:below for writers 55:toponymic surname 1456: 1429:(s) to the link. 1416: 1401: 1400: 1392: 1390: 1388: 1371: 1369: 1367: 1345: 1344: 1324: 1318: 1317: 1310: 1304: 1300: 1298: 1290: 1280: 1274: 1273: 1272: 1270: 1255: 1244: 1243: 1227: 1219: 1034: 1031: 694:W. W. Rouse Ball 562: 508:William Lee Ball 442:John Thomas Ball 431: 396:Bartholomew Ball 372: 369: 115:Christopher Ball 1464: 1463: 1459: 1458: 1457: 1455: 1454: 1453: 1434: 1433: 1432: 1431: 1415: 1406: 1402: 1398: 1386: 1384: 1374: 1365: 1363: 1356: 1353: 1351:Further reading 1348: 1341: 1326: 1325: 1321: 1311: 1301: 1291: 1282: 1281: 1277: 1268: 1266: 1257: 1256: 1247: 1240: 1221: 1220: 1213: 1209: 1170: 1114: 1032: 1021: 715: 588: 523: 460:Mottrom D. Ball 454:L. Heisler Ball 414:Gregory R. Ball 392: 370: 354: 323:Survivor: Samoa 317: 279: 158:F. Carlton Ball 84: 79: 12: 11: 5: 1462: 1460: 1452: 1451: 1446: 1436: 1435: 1404: 1403: 1396: 1394: 1393: 1372: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1346: 1339: 1319: 1275: 1245: 1238: 1210: 1208: 1205: 1204: 1203: 1181: 1176: 1169: 1166: 1165: 1164: 1158: 1152: 1149:Robert W. Ball 1146: 1143:Robert M. Ball 1140: 1134: 1128: 1122: 1113: 1110: 1109: 1108: 1102: 1096: 1090: 1084: 1078: 1072: 1066: 1060: 1054: 1048: 1042: 1036: 1020: 1017: 1016: 1015: 1009: 1003: 997: 991: 985: 979: 973: 967: 961: 955: 949: 943: 937: 931: 925: 919: 913: 907: 906: 905: 899: 893: 887: 878: 872: 866: 860: 854: 848: 842: 836: 830: 824: 818: 812: 806: 800: 794: 788: 782: 776: 770: 764: 758: 752: 746: 740: 734: 728: 722: 714: 711: 710: 709: 703: 697: 691: 685: 679: 673: 667: 661: 655: 649: 643: 637: 631: 625: 619: 613: 607: 604:Catherine Ball 601: 595: 587: 584: 583: 582: 576: 570: 564: 554: 548: 542: 536: 530: 522: 519: 518: 517: 511: 505: 499: 493: 490:Thomas R. Ball 487: 481: 475: 469: 463: 457: 451: 448:Joseph H. Ball 445: 439: 433: 423: 417: 411: 405: 399: 391: 388: 387: 386: 380: 374: 364:Alexander Ball 361: 353: 350: 349: 348: 342: 333: 327: 316: 313: 312: 311: 305: 299: 293: 287: 278: 275: 274: 273: 267: 261: 255: 249: 243: 237: 231: 225: 219: 213: 207: 204:Martin J. Ball 201: 195: 189: 183: 180: 173: 167: 161: 155: 149: 143: 142:and Voodoocult 136: 130: 124: 118: 112: 106: 100: 83: 82:Arts and music 80: 78: 75: 71:personal names 63: 62: 59:Ball, Cornwall 53:it could be a 51: 41: 38: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1461: 1450: 1447: 1445: 1442: 1441: 1439: 1428: 1424: 1420: 1419:internal link 1413: 1410: 1382: 1378: 1373: 1362: 1361: 1355: 1354: 1350: 1342: 1340:9780773517820 1336: 1332: 1331: 1323: 1320: 1315: 1308: 1296: 1288: 1287: 1279: 1276: 1264: 1260: 1254: 1252: 1250: 1246: 1241: 1239:9781447487357 1235: 1231: 1226: 1218: 1216: 1212: 1206: 1202: 1198: 1194: 1190: 1186: 1182: 1180: 1177: 1175: 1172: 1171: 1167: 1162: 1159: 1156: 1153: 1150: 1147: 1144: 1141: 1138: 1135: 1132: 1129: 1126: 1123: 1120: 1116: 1115: 1111: 1106: 1103: 1100: 1097: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1085: 1082: 1079: 1076: 1073: 1070: 1067: 1064: 1061: 1058: 1055: 1052: 1049: 1046: 1045:David W. Ball 1043: 1040: 1039:Clifford Ball 1037: 1027: 1023: 1022: 1018: 1013: 1010: 1007: 1004: 1001: 998: 995: 992: 989: 986: 983: 980: 977: 974: 971: 968: 965: 962: 959: 956: 953: 950: 947: 944: 941: 938: 935: 932: 929: 926: 923: 920: 917: 914: 911: 908: 903: 900: 897: 896:LiAngelo Ball 894: 891: 888: 885: 882: 881: 879: 876: 873: 870: 867: 864: 861: 858: 855: 852: 849: 846: 843: 840: 837: 834: 831: 828: 825: 822: 819: 816: 813: 810: 807: 804: 801: 798: 795: 792: 789: 786: 783: 780: 777: 774: 771: 768: 765: 762: 759: 756: 753: 750: 747: 744: 741: 738: 735: 732: 729: 726: 725:Alan Ball Sr. 723: 720: 719:Alan Ball Jr. 717: 716: 712: 707: 704: 701: 698: 695: 692: 689: 686: 683: 680: 677: 674: 671: 668: 665: 664:Loren C. Ball 662: 659: 656: 653: 650: 647: 644: 641: 638: 635: 632: 629: 626: 623: 620: 617: 614: 611: 608: 605: 602: 599: 596: 593: 590: 589: 585: 580: 577: 574: 571: 568: 567:Margaret Ball 565: 558: 555: 552: 549: 546: 543: 540: 537: 534: 531: 528: 525: 524: 520: 515: 512: 509: 506: 503: 500: 497: 494: 491: 488: 485: 482: 479: 476: 473: 470: 467: 464: 461: 458: 455: 452: 449: 446: 443: 440: 437: 434: 427: 424: 421: 420:Hiram J. Ball 418: 415: 412: 409: 406: 403: 400: 397: 394: 393: 389: 384: 381: 378: 375: 365: 362: 359: 356: 355: 351: 346: 343: 341: 337: 334: 331: 328: 325: 324: 319: 318: 314: 309: 306: 303: 300: 297: 294: 291: 288: 285: 284:Ball brothers 281: 280: 276: 271: 268: 265: 262: 259: 256: 253: 250: 247: 244: 241: 238: 235: 232: 229: 226: 223: 220: 217: 214: 211: 208: 205: 202: 199: 196: 193: 190: 187: 184: 181: 178: 174: 171: 168: 165: 162: 159: 156: 153: 152:Estil C. Ball 150: 147: 144: 141: 137: 134: 131: 128: 125: 122: 119: 116: 113: 110: 107: 104: 103:Angeline Ball 101: 98: 95: 94: 93: 92: 90: 81: 76: 74: 72: 68: 60: 57:, related to 56: 52: 49: 48:personal name 46: 42: 39: 36: 35: 30: 26: 25: 24: 22: 18: 1411: 1405:Surname list 1385:. Retrieved 1380: 1377:"Chapter 13" 1364:. Retrieved 1359: 1329: 1322: 1285: 1278: 1267:, retrieved 1262: 1229: 779:Carsten Ball 700:Webb C. Ball 628:John M. Ball 339: 336:Krystal Ball 321: 258:Wilfrid Ball 210:Matthew Ball 186:Lucille Ball 140:Killing Joke 86: 85: 66: 64: 33: 28: 16: 15: 1387:21 December 1366:21 December 1303:|work= 1099:Philip Ball 1059:(born 1959) 1033: 1788 1000:Stacey Ball 970:Reggie Ball 964:Rachel Ball 946:Neiron Ball 934:Montee Ball 904:(born 2001) 902:LaMelo Ball 898:(born 1998) 892:(born 1997) 733:(born 1985) 371: 1756 358:Albert Ball 330:Johnny Ball 320:Dave Ball, 308:Harvey Ball 254:(1911–1995) 198:Martin Ball 192:Marcia Ball 99:(born 1957) 1438:Categories 1427:given name 1125:Helen Ball 1051:Donna Ball 890:Lonzo Ball 884:LaVar Ball 875:Kevin Ball 791:Chris Ball 785:Catie Ball 761:Arnie Ball 755:Allan Ball 592:Alice Ball 345:Molly Ball 326:competitor 302:Ernie Ball 240:Bobby Ball 170:Kenny Ball 1305:ignored ( 1295:cite book 1063:Hugo Ball 988:Rudi Ball 940:Neal Ball 916:Luke Ball 910:Lloy Ball 869:Josh Ball 670:Mary Ball 61:, England 45:Old Norse 1444:Surnames 1168:See also 1155:Ron Ball 994:Sam Ball 521:Religion 352:Military 277:Business 270:Zoë Ball 1409:surname 177:Takeoff 50:"Balle" 34:Baldwin 21:English 1417:If an 1337:  1269:21 Dec 1236:  713:Sports 19:is an 1207:Notes 1112:Other 315:Media 1423:link 1412:Ball 1389:2011 1368:2011 1335:ISBN 1314:link 1307:help 1271:2011 1234:ISBN 1174:Ball 282:The 87:see 67:Ball 29:Ball 17:Ball 1440:: 1414:. 1379:. 1299:: 1297:}} 1293:{{ 1261:, 1248:^ 1228:. 1214:^ 1199:, 1195:, 1191:, 1187:, 1030:c. 561:c. 430:c. 368:c. 1391:. 1370:. 1316:) 1309:) 1028:( 559:( 428:( 366:(

Index

English
Baldwin
Old Norse
personal name
toponymic surname
Ball, Cornwall
personal names
Writing and education
Alan Ball (screenwriter)
Angeline Ball
Ashleigh Ball (voice actress)
Christopher Ball
David Ball (electronic musician)
David Ball (country singer)
Dave Ball (guitarist)
Killing Joke
Ed Ball (musician)
Estil C. Ball
F. Carlton Ball
John Ball (musician)
Kenny Ball
Takeoff
Lucille Ball
Marcia Ball
Martin Ball
Martin J. Ball
Matthew Ball
Michael Ball (singer)
Roger Ball (designer)
Nicholas Ball (actor)

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