Blackaby Surname

327,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Blackaby Surname Definition:

From Blackfordby; a location name in Leicestershire.

Blackaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4581:791,39561,115
England4021:138,60213,521
Australia1981:136,34214,722
Wales211:147,35910,403
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1951:257,53221,220

Blackaby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Blackfordby; a location name in Leicestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Blackaby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blackaby is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackaby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blackaby is the 327,639th most prevalent surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 6,432,079 people. The last name Blackaby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Blackaby live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Blackaby is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 458 people, or 1 in 791,395. In The United States Blackaby is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 9 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Blackaby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blackaby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Blackaby last name grew 235 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 309 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blackaby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blackaby last name are 23.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blackaby earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.01% more than the national average, earning $45,741 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.84% more than the national average, earning $69,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blackabey9421/
Blackeby88180/
Blaccaby884/
Blackoby881/
Blackabe880/
Blackabee8244/
Blakeby800/
Blocabi673/
Blahcava631/
Villacaba5931/
Blackover590/
Blachkower565/
Blackovich561/
Blascovi5035/
Blaskovi507/
Vlakhava504/

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Blackaby Reference & Research

Blakely FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Blakely FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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