Blagden Surname
Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname
Blagden Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blagdon' (1) A township in the parish of Stannington, Northumberland; (a) a parish in Somerset, eight miles from Axbridge; compare Slagg and Slack.
Walter de Blakedon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameBlagden Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 734 | 1:75,910 | 8,597 |
| United States | 175 | 1:2,071,194 | 131,950 |
| Canada | 98 | 1:375,975 | 33,576 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 282 | 1:86,437 | 9,090 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Blagden Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blagdon' (1) A township in the parish of Stannington, Northumberland; (a) a parish in Somerset, eight miles from Axbridge; compare Slagg and Slack.
Walter de Blakedon, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1587. Robert Blakeden, Surrey: Register of the University of Oxford.
1631. Baptised — Ann, d. John Blackden: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1688. — Sarah, d. James and Sarah Blacdon: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1689. Thomas, s. James and Sarah Blagden: ibid.
1697. Married - Thomas Charlton and Catherine Blagden: St. Dionis Backchurch.
(English) Dweller at the Black Hollow or Valley. [Old English blæc + denu] But the name seems usually to be for Blagdon, q.v.
Blagdon, places in Somerset, Northumb., &c.
Blagdon was the name of an important old Tiverton family of the 17th and 18th centuries, now scantily represented: the mayors of that town in 1683, 1701, and 1740, bore this name (D.). Blagdon is a place in Somersetshire.
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Blagden Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blagden Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blagden occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blagden? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 332,973rd most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,565,357 people. Blagden is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Blagden live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 734 people, or 1 in 75,910. In England Blagden is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Barring England this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Blagden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Blagden has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Blagden surname increased 260 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blagden Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Blagden surname are 2.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.11% registered with the party.
The amount Blagden earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 44.69% more than the national average, earning $62,434 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.45% more than the national average, earning $52,886 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blagdon | 86 | 903 | / |
| Blagdan | 86 | 127 | / |
| Blogden | 86 | 2 | / |
| Balgden | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bligden | 86 | 0 | / |
| Blakden | 86 | 0 | / |
| Blagdin | 86 | 0 | / |
| Blackden | 80 | 104 | / |
| Balagdan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Blagding | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bulakuden | 75 | 8 | / |
| Blagodina | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blackdean | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bligdon | 71 | 79 | / |
| Balaguidan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Balakdn | 71 | 2 | / |
| Blagtan | 71 | 2 | / |
| Blogdon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Blugdin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balakhaden | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blagutin | 67 | 32 | / |
| Blacodon | 67 | 17 | / |
| Blackten | 67 | 9 | / |
| Blagotin | 67 | 4 | / |
| Balgodin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Balacdan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bylagton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Polagdna | 67 | 0 | / |
| Blocdin | 57 | 0 | / |
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