Gender: Female
Margaret Balfour was an English classical contralto of the 1920s and 1930s. She is best remembered as the angel in Elgar's own recorded excerpts of The Dream of Gerontius (1927) and one of the 16 soloists in the original performance of Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music (1938).
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on June 3, 2024
On the name Margaret Balfour, Margaret means Pearl, Jewel, Name of a Saint. Balfour means From the Grazing Land.
The name Margaret Balfour is often used as a Female name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Margaret is commonly found in United Kingdom, United States of America, Ireland, and 89 more countries.
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At NamesLook, the name Margaret is recorded 69,175 times globally, ranking it as the 915th most common name worldwide.
Margaret is most prevalent in United Kingdom, with 21,915 occurrences, making it the 101th most popular name in the country.
In Ireland, the name Margaret is found among 1 in every 14 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | #101 | 1 : 25 |
| United States of America | #355 | 1 : 111 |
| Ireland | #21 | 1 : 14 |
| South Africa | #382 | 1 : 469 |
| Nigeria | #350 | 1 : 304 |
| Canada | #249 | 1 : 168 |
| Malaysia | #934 | 1 : 1,392 |
| Ghana | #129 | 1 : 144 |
| Italy | #1,712 | 1 : 955 |
| Singapore | #340 | 1 : 509 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Margaret from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Margaret Balfour was an English classical contralto of the 1920s and 1930s. She is best remembered as the angel in Elgar's own recorded excerpts of The Dream of Gerontius (1927) and one of the 16 soloists in the original performance of Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music (1938).
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