Blacksley Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Blacksley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. of Blakesley' a parish in Northamptonshire, four miles from Towcester. Blacksley is a modern variant.

'Joseph Williams Blakesley (18081885), dean of Lincoln, ... was born in the City of London.

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Blacksley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Blacksley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. of Blakesley' a parish in Northamptonshire, four miles from Towcester. Blacksley is a modern variant.

'Joseph Williams Blakesley (18081885), dean of Lincoln, ... was born in the City of London... His parents were Jeremiah George and Elizabeth Blaksley, as the name was then spelt': Dictionary of National Biography.

1624. Thomas Belley and Mary Blakesley: Marriage Lic. (London).

1723. Married — Thomas Blakesley and Rachael Dukes: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1775. — Samuel Blakesly and Mary Jolly: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A parish in Northampt.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blacksley Last Name Facts

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

Blacksley is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blacksley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,323,005th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Blacksley live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

Blacksley is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 32 percent live, East Sussex, where 32 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 29 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 3 percent live and Singapore, where 3 percent live.

Blacksley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blacksley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Blacksley surname expanded 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Blaiksley890/
Blanksley890/
Blaksly883/
Blakslee82170/
Bleksley82102/
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Blaksler820/
Bloksley820/
Blakslle820/
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Blankslee781/
Blaxley7557/
Blakslaa710/
Blexsly6330/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blacksley
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