Blakelock Surname

388,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 912 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Fiji

Blakelock Surname Definition:

(English) 1 With the Fair Lock; Fair-haired. [Old English blác + locc] 2 contused with Blacklock, q.v.

Blakelock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3321:167,82515,507
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Fiji1571:5,6971,113
Canada801:460,57039,784
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
Australia291:930,88655,860
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Samoa11:193,8081,089
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1451:168,10614,298
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Blakelock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 With the Fair Lock; Fair-haired. [Old English blác + locc] 2 contused with Blacklock, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blakelock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blakelock is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Blakelock click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakelock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 388,780th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 7,990,730 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Blakelock are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Blakelock is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 332 people, or 1 in 167,825. In England Blakelock is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 29 percent are found, Durham, where 20 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Outside of England Blakelock exists in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Fiji, where 17 percent are found.

Blakelock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blakelock has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blakelock surname increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 842 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blakelock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Blakelock surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blakelock last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Blakelock earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 41.81% more than the national average, earning $61,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $51,613 CAD per year.

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