Blackey Surname

630,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Blackey Surname Definition:

(English) 1 = Black (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -y.

2 Dweller at the Black Island or Low Riparian Land. [Old English blæc + íg] Or the Black Hey or Enclosure, [Old English haga]

Blackey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:1,267,33989,284
England611:913,41146,955
Canada381:969,62173,252
Liberia351:125,9589,506
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Wales41:773,63329,106
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States561:896,76254,350

Blackey (58) may also be a first name.

Blackey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 = Black (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -y.

2 Dweller at the Black Island or Low Riparian Land. [Old English blæc + íg] Or the Black Hey or Enclosure, [Old English haga]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blackey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blackey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blackey is the 630,290th most widespread family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,025,868 people. Blackey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Blackey are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Blackey is also the 1,295,729th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 58 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 286 people, or 1 in 1,267,339. In The United States Blackey is mostly found in: New Hampshire, where 28 percent live, Missouri, where 19 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Blackey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blackey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blackey last name grew 511 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blackey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blackey surname are 17.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blackey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,787 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blackeye93128/
Blackiey936/
Blakey9211,107/
Blacky921,000/
Blacke92223/
Blacey9211/
Blackie867,808/
Blaskey86342/
Blockey86212/
Blascke86104/
Blaecke86101/
Blackky8639/
Blackay8621/
Blackoe8614/
Blaicke8610/
Bleakey867/
Blackye866/
Blazcke863/
Blickey863/
Blachke863/
Blackee863/
Blakeyy862/
Bleckey861/
Blackes861/
Blackiy861/
Blackue861/
Blakcey861/
Blakiey861/
Blackce861/
Blaikey861/
Blaucke860/
Blachey860/
Blake83177,813/
Blace83295/
Blaky8329/
Blaacker805/
Blackest804/
Blashcke802/
Blaschky801/
Blackher801/
Blackhae801/
Blasckhe801/
Blashkey800/
Blaickie800/
Blaihkey800/
Bleacker800/
Blackahy800/
Blache771,490/
Blacka77449/
Blakie77327/
Blecke77263/
Blacoe77238/
Blasky77192/
Blicke7770/
Blacká7762/
Blacký7758/
Blocky7757/
Blacki7749/
Blaeke7745/
Blakoe7737/
Blocke7727/
Blaike7722/
Blakye7719/
Blakay7718/
Blakke7712/
Blakee777/
Blackj774/
Blaake774/
Blakky774/
Blaške774/
Blakez773/
Blaice773/
Bllake772/
Vlakey772/
Blazke772/
Blakea772/
Blakys772/
Blacce772/
Blauce771/
Bleake771/
Blecky771/
Bladke771/
Blakuy771/
Bleaky771/
Blauke771/
Blackè771/
Blakei771/
Blakyo771/
Bleace770/
Blekey770/
Blokey770/
Blatke770/
Blahke770/
Blackhead7511/
Blashchke751/
Blacckett751/
Blackkett751/
Blyackher751/
Blaszczky751/
Blaikie712,147/
Blöcker711,188/
Blaszke71501/
Bellace71163/
Bleecke71100/
Blaaker7188/
Bläcker7188/
Blacque7164/
Bloskey7157/
Blackah7155/
Blaskay7148/
Bleicke7143/
Blotcky7141/
Blackai7133/
Bleakie7127/
Blaszky7124/
Blashke7123/
Blasker7120/
Blacoue7117/
Blockie7115/
Bleakes7114/
Bladsky7113/
Bellake7111/
Blatzky7111/
Blackis7110/
Bleakeu7110/
Blachka719/
Blaykay718/
Blascki717/
Bliecke716/
Blaskes715/
Blakkie715/
Blasket714/
Blatsky714/
Blakoue713/
Blocket712/
Bleckie712/
Blaškys712/
Blaskys712/
Blackha712/
Billake711/
Blauket711/
Bleekey711/
Blocsky711/
Bladcki711/
Blaicki711/
Blakeii711/
Blakett711/
Blahkei711/
Bloekey711/
Blaiche711/
Blakhet711/
Blachki711/
Blackio711/
Blaikei711/
Blaikes711/
Blakees711/
Blakeus711/
Blakher711/
D'Blake711/
Blazcka710/
Blaaike710/
Blashky710/
Blakohy710/
Blackih710/
Blaketz710/
Bloucey710/
Blausky710/
Bellache671,439/
Blaka67792/
Bleke67254/
Blyakher67217/
Blaskett67212/
Bielacki67189/
Blockett67177/
Bloky6785/
Blaki6781/
Blaca6770/
Blackaus6770/
Bliakher6761/
Blike6760/
Böllecke6743/
Bloke6730/
Blackith6729/
Billecke6723/
Böllicke678/
Blaykher677/
Bleky677/
Blaschki676/
Blackitt674/
Blahasky673/
Blochsky672/
Blatskiy671/
Bloocker671/
Bloucker671/
Bloucket671/
Blackass671/
Blakheit671/
Bellacei671/
Blacques671/
Blajecka671/
Billicke671/
Blackkit671/
Blacquez671/
Billache671/
Bloschke671/
Blackist670/
Blashker670/
Bloce670/
Bloccker670/
Bllocker670/

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