Balachandran Family History

Balachandran Surname Meaning

Indian (Kerala Tamil Nadu): from a personal name derived from Sanskrit bālacandra ‘crescent moon’ (from bāla ‘child’ + candra ‘moon’) + the Tamil-Malayalam third-person masculine singular suffix -n.

— Note: Since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames this name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Ramachandran, Chandran, Chandra, Bachand, Buchanan, Calandra, Balchunas, Nalbandian, Buchannan, Balaban

290 record(s) for Balachandran

241	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
1	Military Records
29	Immigration Records
14	Census and Voter Lists
5	Member Trees

Where is the Balachandran family from?

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Balachandran surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

What Balachandran family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 14 census records available for the last name Balachandran. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Balachandran census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Passenger List

There are 29 immigration records available for the last name Balachandran. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

Military Records

There are 1 military records available for the last name Balachandran. For the veterans among your Balachandran ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

What is the average Balachandran lifespan?

Average Balachandran life expectancy in 2000 was 62 years. This was lower than the general public life expectancy which was 75.

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Balachandran ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.