Blakely Surname

28,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Blakely 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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Blakely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,9331:22,7492,855
Canada1,4211:25,9293,481
England4171:133,61613,153
Northern Ireland4111:4,489873
Australia2701:99,98411,306
Scotland2621:20,4342,370
New Zealand2431:18,6353,271
Mexico411:3,027,46822,993
Wales191:162,87011,152
France151:4,428,181244,602
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
India81:95,883,173728,828
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3521:12,5851,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4361:55,9076,641
Scotland851:44,0383,203
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1911:15,7382,003

Blakely (946) may also be a first name.

Blakely 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) 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

Blakely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blakely is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Blakely.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakely? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blakely is the 28,112th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 381,108 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Blakely are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Blakely is also the 262,692nd most common first name internationally It is held by 946 people.

The last name Blakely is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 15,933 people, or 1 in 22,749. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Georgia, where 6 percent are found and South Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 7 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Blakely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blakely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blakely surname expanded 499 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 308 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blakely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blakely last name are 12.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Blakely earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning 401,718 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $40,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.05% more than the national average, earning $54,675 CAD per year.

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Blakely Reference & Research

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