Blakemore Surname
Approximately 9,704 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBlakemore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,495 | 1:80,636 | 9,168 |
| England | 3,760 | 1:14,819 | 2,185 |
| Australia | 589 | 1:45,833 | 5,742 |
| Wales | 262 | 1:11,811 | 1,311 |
| New Zealand | 243 | 1:18,635 | 3,271 |
| Canada | 134 | 1:274,967 | 25,811 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:127,472 | 7,985 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,234 | 1:19,753 | 2,819 |
| Wales | 38 | 1:41,274 | 2,182 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 812 | 1:61,846 | 6,779 |
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.
(English) 1 Dweller at the White Moor. [Old English blác + mór] 2 confused with Blackmore, q.v.
(English) One who came from Blackmore (black wasteland), the name of several places in England.
A parish in co. Essex. Blachemer is a pra-Domesd. baptismal name.
From Blakemere; a location name in Herefordshire.
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.).
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.".
Blakemore Demographics
Blakemore Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Blakemore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blakemore Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blakemore is found most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blakemore? popularity and diffusion
The last name Blakemore is the 52,679th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 750,984 people. Blakemore occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Blakemore live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. Blakemore is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 18 people.
Blakemore is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4,495 people, or 1 in 80,636. In The United States Blakemore is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 12 percent live, Missouri, where 11 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 41 countries. It is also found in England, where 39 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.
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 surname expanded 554 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 305 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 689 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 382 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Blakemore Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Blakemore last name is primarily Catholic (82%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Blakemore surname are 11.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.81% being 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakemoore | 95 | 17 | / |
| Blackemore | 95 | 15 | / |
| Blakesmore | 95 | 1 | / |
| Blakemoree | 95 | 1 | / |
| Blakemmore | 95 | 0 | / |
| Bleakemore | 95 | 0 | / |
| Blakemor | 94 | 1 | / |
| Blackiemore | 90 | 10 | / |
| Blekemore | 89 | 5 | / |
| Blakemoor | 89 | 3 | / |
| Blakemare | 89 | 1 | / |
| Blakemere | 89 | 0 | / |
| Blakimore | 89 | 0 | / |
| Blackamore | 84 | 253 | / |
| Blackomore | 84 | 1 | / |
| Blackamoore | 80 | 2 | / |
| Blakemorris | 80 | 1 | / |
| Blokimore | 78 | 0 | / |
| Blacamore | 78 | 0 | / |
| Blackamere | 74 | 0 | / |
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