Bladon Surname

257,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belize

Bladon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bladon,' a parish in Oxfordshire, near Woodstock.

Walter de Bladone, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes de Bladene, Oxfordshire. ibid.

Hugh de Bladene, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Bladon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8691:64,1177,497
Benin1541:67,1148,194
United States1421:2,552,528155,105
Canada1321:279,13326,131
Australia821:329,21628,102
Wales731:42,3914,090
Belize141:25,3911,935
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Scotland111:486,71119,179
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5011:48,6535,974
Wales341:46,1302,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Bladón (1) & Bladoń (1) are calculated separately.

Bladon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bladon,' a parish in Oxfordshire, near Woodstock.

Walter de Bladone, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Agnes de Bladene, Oxfordshire. ibid.

Hugh de Bladene, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1659. Married — Henry Bladon, of Birmingham, and Ann Belts: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

A parish in co. Oxon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bladen; a location name in Dorset.

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

Bladon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bladon is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bladón or Bladoń. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bladon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bladon is the 257,936th most frequently held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 4,775,587 people. Bladon is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Bladon live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Bladon is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 869 people, or 1 in 64,117. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 12 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 9 percent reside and Derbyshire, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Bladon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bladon has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 290 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 215 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bladon Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Bladon last name are 21.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68% registered with the party.

The amount Bladon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.41% more than the national average, earning R 359,796 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.11% less than the national average, earning $19,045,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $43,566 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.92% more than the national average, earning $63,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bladón941/
Bladoń941/
Blaydon92241/
Bleadon9237/
Blaidon9211/
Blaedon9210/
Blaudon924/
Bladgon922/
Bladdon920/
Blajdon920/
Belladon8620/
Billadon8616/
Bladosin861/
Blaisdon861/
Blodon8331/
Bledon8315/
Wladon838/
Blödon831/
Bladun831/
Bladom830/
Bladan830/
Belladone8094/
Bloedon7735/
Blodone7729/
Blaydom771/
Vladone771/
Blaydan771/
Bladang771/
Blehdon770/
Bloudon770/
Bleddon770/
Belladonne752/
Villadon71146/
Blasdand712/
Bladhane711/
Bloudoin711/
Billadan710/
Bleidoen710/
Bleedoon710/
Vladan67418/
Belladang6748/
Bledan6746/
Bladam673/
Vellaydon672/
Blodan672/
Vladonova672/
Blodun671/
Wladan671/
Vladun671/
Bladanova671/

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