Blagdon Surname

391,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 903 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Blagdon 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.

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Blagdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4081:90,3089,928
England2311:241,20419,754
United States1691:2,144,727135,635
Australia541:499,92037,885
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

Blagdon 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.

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

(English) belonging to Blagdon = the Black Down. [Old English blæc + dún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

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

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.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Blagdon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blagdon is most common in Canada. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Blagdon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blagdon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 391,801st most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,070,372 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Blagdon are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Blagdon is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 408 people, or 1 in 90,308. In Canada it is most frequent in: Newfoundland and Labrador, where 30 percent reside, Ontario, where 26 percent reside and Nova Scotia, where 25 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Blagdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blagdon has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Blagdon last name grew 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 256 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blagdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blagdon surname are 24.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.55% registered with the party.

The amount Blagdon earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.13% less than the national average, earning $40,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.32% less than the national average, earning $44,554 CAD per year.

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