Balderstone

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Balderston, Bolderston === Etymology === From the Old English personal name Bealdhere, which is composed of the elements beald (“bold, brave”) and here (“army”), + -s- + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). === Proper noun === Balderstone (countable and uncountable, plural Balderstones) (uncountable) A placename: A suburban area of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9051). A village and civil parish in Ribble Valley district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD6232). (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Balderstone is the 13394th most common surname in England, belonging to 407 individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Balderstone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 88. Forebears