Blades Surname
Approximately 12,913 people bear this surname
Blades Surname Definition:
Gilbert Bladewine, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Juliana Blade, Huntingdonshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameBlades Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,502 | 1:55,746 | 6,655 |
| England | 3,047 | 1:18,286 | 2,614 |
| Canada | 1,034 | 1:35,634 | 4,545 |
| Australia | 601 | 1:44,918 | 5,648 |
| Barbados | 423 | 1:680 | 179 |
| Scotland | 330 | 1:16,224 | 2,000 |
| Panama | 203 | 1:19,272 | 1,316 |
| Belize | 121 | 1:2,938 | 603 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 81 | 1:16,839 | 2,073 |
| Northern Ireland | 58 | 1:31,811 | 3,241 |
| South Africa | 55 | 1:985,049 | 61,274 |
| New Zealand | 50 | 1:90,566 | 12,574 |
| Guyana | 48 | 1:15,880 | 2,122 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Jamaica | 41 | 1:69,999 | 3,452 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:88,415 | 7,250 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Saint Lucia | 30 | 1:5,959 | 771 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Argentina | 17 | 1:2,514,318 | 114,515 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Cambodia | 5 | 1:3,097,429 | 8,690 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,630 | 1:14,954 | 2,223 |
| Scotland | 61 | 1:61,364 | 3,851 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,035 | 1:48,520 | 5,535 |
The alternate forms: Bladés (3) are calculated separately.
Blades (86) may also be a first name.
Blades Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blade.' An unquestionable compound personal name occurs in the case of:
Gilbert Bladewine, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Juliana Blade, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Emma Blade, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
1572. Robert Blades, Gloucestershire Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.
1747. Married - Thomas Brown and Jane Blade: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
Blade’s (Son): v. Blade.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Blades Demographics
Blades Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Blades Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blades Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blades occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bladés. Click here to see other potential spellings of Blades.
How Common Is The Last Name Blades? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 40,567th most frequently held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 564,357 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Blades are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,032,266th most prevalent forename worldwide, borne by 86 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 6,502 people, or 1 in 55,746. In The United States Blades is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 11 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Blades Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Blades has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 541 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Blades Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Blades last name is principally Anglican (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Blades last name are 18.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.94% registered with the party.
The amount Blades earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 29.91% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,586 per year; in South Africa they earn 268.15% more than the national average, earning R 874,872 per year; in United States they earn 0.59% less than the national average, earning $42,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.27% less than the national average, earning $47,065 CAD per year.
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