Blackledge Surname

103,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,543 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Blackledge Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Black-lake,' corrupted by imitation into Blackleach. Probably the spot mentioned in a charter c. 1200 connected with property in Wilmslow parish, East Cheshire, from which district the name in most cases is undoubtedly sprung.

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Blackledge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9951:121,02112,934
England1,2711:43,8385,559
Australia1031:262,09423,895
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Wales361:85,9597,098
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belize11:355,4743,977
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8061:30,2424,045
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3111:161,47514,730

Blackledge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Black-lake,' corrupted by imitation into Blackleach. Probably the spot mentioned in a charter c. 1200 connected with property in Wilmslow parish, East Cheshire, from which district the name in most cases is undoubtedly sprung. 'Fulseha, Chorlegh, Pounale, and Morlegh, ... as far as the mid stream of the Siche, which comesfrom the Black Lache of Shadolee mosse,' &c. Mr. Earwaker adds, 'The name Black Lache or Black Lake is now applied to a large pond on Lindow Common' (East Ches.); v. Depledge and Cartledge.

John del Blakelache, of Layland, Lancashire: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

'John Blackleerh, of Laylond, Lancashire, sonne of Nicholas Blackleech, doctor of phisick to King Henry VIII': Visit. London.

John Blakeleach. Lancashire Chantries (Chetham Society).

Thomas Blakelache, ibid.

William Blacklach, of Wiean, II Elizabeth: Lancashire, and Cheshire Rec. Soc.

1570. William Blacklearh and --- Kentish: Marriage Lic (Westminster).

1587. Nicholas Blackleech, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1601. John Blacklege, Somerset: ibid.

Samuel Blacklach, mayor of Macclesfield, 1615: East Cheshire.

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

(English) Dweller at a Black Pool. [-ledge is for lache, a north, palatal form of English lake] Cp. Routledge.

The name Black Lache, or Black Lake is now applied to a large pond on Lindow Common.—Earwaker, East Chesh. i. 42.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a black pool.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Blackledge Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blackledge is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blackledge? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blackledge is the 103,490th most widely held surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,604,126 people. The last name Blackledge is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Blackledge reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Blackledge is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,995 people, or 1 in 121,021. In The United States Blackledge is mostly concentrated in: Mississippi, where 15 percent are found, Michigan, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Blackledge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blackledge has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blackledge surname rose 963 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blackledge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Blackledge are 17.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.33% registered with the party.

The amount Blackledge earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.4% less than the national average, earning $40,386 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $56,396 CAD per year.

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Blackledge Reference & Research

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