Blagg Surname

118,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Blagg Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the black', from the dark hair or swarthy complexion of the nominee. A variant of Black, which see, compare Slagg and Slack, Higgs and Hicks. Even Jack is found as Jagge in Piers Plowman's Vision; compare Blagrove for Blackgrove, or Blamire for Blackmire.

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Blagg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9281:123,79113,178
England8511:65,4747,610
Australia551:490,83137,357
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5401:45,1405,624
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3961:126,81512,228

Blagg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the black', from the dark hair or swarthy complexion of the nominee. A variant of Black, which see, compare Slagg and Slack, Higgs and Hicks. Even Jack is found as Jagge in Piers Plowman's Vision; compare Blagrove for Blackgrove, or Blamire for Blackmire.

Robert Blagge, Norfolk, 10 Henry VIII: History of Norfolk.

John Blagg, of Macclesfield, 1617: Wills at Chester.

Catherine Blagg, of Bosden, parish of Cheadle, 1619: ibid.

1784. Married — William Blagg and Elizabeth Reah: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A voiced form of Black, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blagg Last Name Facts

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

Blagg (Russian: Благг) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blagg? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 118,675th most widespread family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,880,657 people. The last name Blagg is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Blagg live; 76 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Blagg is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,928 people, or 1 in 123,791. In The United States Blagg is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Arkansas, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Blagg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blagg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blagg last name expanded 739 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blagg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blagg last name are 18.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Blagg earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.18% less than the national average, earning $40,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.93% more than the national average, earning $62,068 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blaggs910/
Blag89548/
Blogg801,259/
Blaug8029/
Blhag804/
Blaag804/
Blaig803/
Blagh802/
Blakg801/
Blague732,549/
Bloggs732,084/
Bellag73352/
Blaugh73125/
Billag733/
Bloggz731/
Blagova673,255/
Blak672,163/
Blog671,292/
Bellagh67975/
Blaq67553/
Blac67391/
Vlag67112/
Blax6718/
Blagová6715/
Blág678/
Blakgue671/
Wlag671/

Blagg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blagg in the Russian language
Благгblagg-

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