Blakemore Surname

52,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,704 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Blakemore Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackmore.' (1) Blackmoor, parish in the Diocese of Winchester; (2), Blackmore, parish in the Diocese of St. Albans. The form Blakamour seems to suggest a French nickname; compare Phillimore, Parramore, &c.

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Blakemore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4951:80,6369,168
England3,7601:14,8192,185
Australia5891:45,8335,742
Wales2621:11,8111,311
New Zealand2431:18,6353,271
Canada1341:274,96725,811
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Scotland421:127,4727,985
France231:2,887,944200,772
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2341:19,7532,819
Wales381:41,2742,182
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8121:61,8466,779

Blakemore (18) may also be a first name.

Blakemore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackmore.' (1) Blackmoor, parish in the Diocese of Winchester; (2), Blackmore, parish in the Diocese of St. Albans. The form Blakamour seems to suggest a French nickname; compare Phillimore, Parramore, &c. Still, it is better to consider the a as intrusive, as in Greenaway, Otta- way, Hathaway, &c.

William Blakhommore, Norwich, 1398: History of Norfolk.

William de Blachomor, Norwich, 4 Richard II: ibid.

Margery de Blakemor, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard de Blakemore, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(Prior) de Blakemore, Essex, ibid.

Simon Blakamour. State Paper Office Publications.

Beatrix Blakamour, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

Richard Blackamore. History of Norfolk.

1632. Bapt. Ralph, s. Raph Blackmore: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1745. Married — Thomas Cox and Mary Blackmore: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 Dweller at the White Moor. [Old English blác + mór] 2 confused with Blackmore, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Blackmore (black wasteland), the name of several places in England.

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

A parish in co. Essex. Blachemer is a pra-Domesd. baptismal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Blakemere; a location name in Herefordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Blackmores are now numerous in Honiton and its neighbourhood, There is (or was) an epitaph in the Middle Temple church to Mark Blackmore, son of Mark Blackmore, of Harpford, in the county of Devon, gent. (Dugdale's "Orig. Jur. "), which cannot bear a later date than the early part of the 17th century. A family of the name lived in Exmouth last century: in 1746 Mr. Blackmore "leaded ye tower;" and in 1771 and 1811 William and John Blackmore were clerks of Exmouth Chapel (Webb) Blackmore and Blackmoor are places in Essex, Wilts, and other counties. Blakemore is now a Shropshire surname. Blakemā and De Blakemor were surnames in Bucks, Oxon, and Essex six centuries ago (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Shropshire Blakemores probably derive their name from Blakemere, a parish in the adjoining county of Herefordshire. Blakemore was the name of a Shrewsbury painter, to whom the town paid one shilling in 1502 for a view of Shrewsbury intended to be presented to Henry VII. (O.). Reference to the similar name of Blackmore will be found under "Devonshire.".

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Blakemore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blakemore is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakemore? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blakemore is the 52,679th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 750,984 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Blakemore are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Blakemore is also the 2,608,198th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,495 people, or 1 in 80,636. In The United States Blakemore is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 41 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Blakemore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blakemore has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 554 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 689 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 382 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blakemore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Blakemore surname is chiefly Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States Blakemore are 11.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blakemore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 103.33% more than the national average, earning R 483,180 per year; in United States they earn 5.25% less than the national average, earning $40,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $48,217 CAD per year.

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