Blakeman Surname

72,822nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Blakeman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blackman,' i.e. the dark-complexioned man: compare Black and Blacklock, White, Whiteman, and Whitman.

John Blakeman, Devon, Henry III- Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Blakeman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4061:82,2659,351
England1,6071:34,6724,581
Canada2251:163,75816,499
Australia1821:148,32815,783
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Israel511:167,79717,113
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Wales451:68,7676,014
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
France131:5,109,440259,941
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8821:27,6363,755
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8351:60,1426,634

Blakeman (17) may also be a first name.

Blakeman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blackman,' i.e. the dark-complexioned man: compare Black and Blacklock, White, Whiteman, and Whitman.

John Blakeman, Devon, Henry III- Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Henry Blacman, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter Blakeman, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Robert Blakeman, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

1591. Baptised — John, s. John Blackman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1617. Adam Blakeman, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1767. Married — Robert Blackman and Eulina Price: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Blake (q.v.) + man.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Blackman, a name probably given from having a dark complexion.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Blakeman Last Name Facts

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

Blakeman occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Blakeman.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakeman? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 72,822nd most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,076,924 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Blakeman reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 60 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Blakeman is also the 2,694,839th most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,406 people, or 1 in 82,265. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 13 percent are found, Ohio, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States Blakeman is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Blakeman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blakeman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 528 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blakeman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blakeman last name are 18.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blakeman earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.04% less than the national average, earning R 211,404 per year; in United States they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $43,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,893 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blackeman947/
Blaakeman941/
Blakemann941/
Blokeman881/
Blakemon881/
Blakaman881/
Blakemanová841/
Blakemanova841/
Blackaman825/
Blackemon824/
Blackiman820/
Bleckeman820/
Blackamon712/

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Blakeman Reference & Research

Blackmon DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Blackmon FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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