Baldrey Surname

636,210th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 479 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Baldrey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. — the son of Baldric' or 'Balderic'; v. Brodrick.

Hugo fil. Baldrici: Domesday.

Baldricus de Noneton, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Baldrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:299,55922,824
Australia851:317,59627,389
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Canada691:533,99444,923
India161:47,941,586492,263
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Baldrey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. — the son of Baldric' or 'Balderic'; v. Brodrick.

Hugo fil. Baldrici: Domesday.

Baldricus de Noneton, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Edward Baldri, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Matilda Baldri, ibid.

Alicia Balrich, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Matylda Baldry, ibid.

1595. William Baldrye and Alice Binekes: Marriage Lic. (London).

1665. Married — John Baldrey and Emma Smith: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) Bold Ruler. [Teutonic Baldric-bald, bold + *rík, a ruler, as in Gothic reik-s and Old English ríc(a.] A power next to the king’s was pos­sessed, from the days of Centwine, in the southern parts of Wessex, by a king or sub-king Baldred, whose influence and importance . . . are rendered more mani­fest by the circumstance that the Welsh assign to a prince of Devon and Cornwall, living at the time, the Saxon name of Baldric.-Lappenberg-Thorpe, Anglo-Saxon Kings, I. 330.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Baldrys of Ipswich possess a very ancient Suffolk name, which was well known in Ipswich and Stowmarket in the 15th and 16th centuries: some of the name served as bailiffs or mayors of Ipswich in the reigns of Henry VI. and Henry VIII. (H. and W.). Sir Thomas Baldry, lord mayor of London in 1523, was the son of Richard Baldry of Stowmarket (P.). The name of Baldri was represented in the neighbouring county of Hunts in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Baldrey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Baldrey Come From? nationality or country of origin

Baldrey occurs most in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Baldrey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Baldrey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Baldrey is the 636,210th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 15,214,083 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Baldrey are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 299,559. In England Baldrey is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 9 percent live and Dorset, where 7 percent live. Not including England Baldrey exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Baldrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Baldrey has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Baldrey last name grew 114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 433 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Baldrey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Baldrey surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Baldrey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 20.29% less than the national average, earning R 189,420 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.68% more than the national average, earning $56,974 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bauldrey930/
Baldry924,027/
Baldre924/
Baldree861,425/
Baldres86904/
Boldrey86338/
Bauldry86267/
Baldrez86173/
Baldrae8611/
Waldrey866/
Valdrey863/
Baldrer861/
Bealdry861/
Baldred861/
Baldrie860/
Baldrye860/
Bauldree80207/
Bouldrey8069/
Baldrych8046/
Baldreas807/
Baldreus804/
Baldress801/
Baldriea801/
Balldree800/
Boldry77375/
Valdre77304/
Valdry7790/
Baldri7710/
Baldra779/
Waldre773/
Waldry771/
Baldrj771/
Baldreich7572/
Baldrigge754/
Valdrez71850/
Valdres71178/
Bouldry71111/
Baldris7166/
Baldriz7153/
Boldrer7149/
Waldret7114/
Baldras7113/
Baldrís716/
Baldrés715/
Bauldri711/
Waldroy711/
Waldryp711/
Waldrer711/
Valdhre711/
Bouldre711/
Boldree710/
Boldrge710/
Baldrich671,252/
Baldraia67120/
Bouldres67114/
Baldrash6766/
Walldrep672/
Valdrieh671/
Waldrrep671/
Baldruia671/
Baldrais671/
Bouldray670/
Waldreth670/

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