Blakeley Surname

63,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,835 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Blakeley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackley' (usually pronounced Blakeley), a township in the old parish of Manchester, (a) Local, 'of Blakeney,' which see. This corruption was an early one; v. infra, and compare Blankley for Blankuey.

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Blakeley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1421:87,5089,864
England2,2691:24,5563,392
Australia5481:49,2626,140
Canada3411:108,05211,605
New Zealand1991:22,7553,990
South Africa731:742,16051,964
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Wales391:79,3476,699
France331:2,012,810168,616
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland301:147,6628,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1921:20,4492,898
Scotland511:73,3964,210
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1401:44,0515,110

Blakeley (191) may also be a first name.

Blakeley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackley' (usually pronounced Blakeley), a township in the old parish of Manchester, (a) Local, 'of Blakeney,' which see. This corruption was an early one; v. infra, and compare Blankley for Blankuey.

Adam de Blakeneye, alias Adam de Blakeleye, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de la Blakelegh, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

1626. Jane Blakeley, of Bury, widow: Wills at Chester.

1628. Ralph Blakeley, of Bury: ibid.

1791. Baptised — William James, son of James and Esther Blackley: Reg. Canterbury Cath.

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

(English) belonging to Blakeley, or Dweller at 1 the Black Lea. [Old English blæc + leáh] 2 the White Lea. [Old English blác + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Blackley (the black wood or clearing), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Another form of Blackley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blakeley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blakeley is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakeley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blakeley is the 63,901st most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 930,127 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Blakeley are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 657,437th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 191 people.

Blakeley is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,142 people, or 1 in 87,508. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Nevada, where 5 percent are found. Barring The United States Blakeley is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Blakeley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blakeley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blakeley surname expanded 363 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 53 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blakeley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Blakeley surname is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Blakeley surname are 13.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Blakeley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 458.92% more than the national average, earning S/. 108,346 per year; in South Africa they earn 55.01% more than the national average, earning R 368,364 per year; in United States they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $42,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $54,722 CAD per year.

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Blakeley Reference & Research

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