Blakeney Surname
Approximately 7,045 people bear this surname
Blakeney Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blakeney.' (1) A small seaport on the coast of Norfolk; (a) a chapelry in the parish of Awre, Gloucestershire.
Johannes Blaunkeney, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam de Blakeneye, London, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameBlakeney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,325 | 1:68,067 | 7,920 |
| Australia | 680 | 1:39,700 | 5,137 |
| Canada | 477 | 1:77,244 | 8,680 |
| England | 319 | 1:174,665 | 15,923 |
| Bermuda | 39 | 1:1,674 | 273 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:128,939 | 9,528 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Guyana | 17 | 1:44,837 | 4,218 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 49 | 1:90,405 | 6,033 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 163 | 1:149,542 | 13,222 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 597 | 1:84,118 | 8,785 |
Blakeney (100) may also be a first name.
Blakeney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blakeney.' (1) A small seaport on the coast of Norfolk; (a) a chapelry in the parish of Awre, Gloucestershire.
Johannes Blaunkeney, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam de Blakeneye, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Peter de Blakeneye, London, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Nicholas de Blakney, Norfolk, 1392: History of Norfolk.
Elizabeth Blakney, Norfolk, 1515: ibid.
A parish of Norfolk, in which co. the family had great possessions. The B.'s of Ireland, settled there temp. Eliz., were a younger line.
A location name in Gloucestershire, Norfolk.
Blakeney Demographics
Average Male Blakeney Height
176.56 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Blakeney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blakeney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blakeney is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blakeney? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 70,202nd most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 1,034,428 people. The surname Blakeney is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Blakeney reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Blakeney is also the 946,056th most common first name in the world It is held by 100 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,325 people, or 1 in 68,067. In The United States Blakeney is mostly concentrated in: Mississippi, where 14 percent are found, North Carolina, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 33 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Blakeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Blakeney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 892 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 196 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 480 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 53 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blakeney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Blakeney last name is chiefly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Blakeney surname are 8.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.58% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Blakeney earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.06% more than the national average, earning R 297,180 per year; in United States they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $41,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% less than the national average, earning $46,278 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackeney | 94 | 17 | / |
| Blakkeney | 94 | 1 | / |
| Blakeeney | 94 | 1 | / |
| Blaakeney | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bleakeney | 94 | 0 | / |
| Blakeny | 93 | 72 | / |
| Blakene | 93 | 1 | / |
| Blakenay | 88 | 4 | / |
| Blokeney | 88 | 3 | / |
| Blakaney | 88 | 2 | / |
| Blakenet | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bleakeny | 88 | 1 | / |
| Blakenea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Blakenyy | 88 | 1 | / |
| Blakiney | 88 | 1 | / |
| Blakoney | 88 | 0 | / |
| Blaskene | 88 | 0 | / |
| Blekeney | 88 | 0 | / |
| Blackener | 82 | 0 | / |
| Blockeney | 82 | 0 | / |
| Blacene | 80 | 8 | / |
| Blekene | 80 | 7 | / |
| Blakane | 80 | 0 | / |
| Blakitny | 75 | 18 | / |
| Blakytny | 75 | 3 | / |
| Blahcene | 75 | 2 | / |
| Blakenau | 75 | 2 | / |
| Blekiene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blackane | 75 | 0 | / |
| Blockene | 75 | 0 | / |
| Blakytnyi | 71 | 189 | / |
| Blakitnyy | 71 | 73 | / |
| Blakitniy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blackiner | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bellacene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blockiene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blockener | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bellahcene | 67 | 3,560 | / |
| Blakitnaya | 67 | 47 | / |
| Blakoni | 67 | 9 | / |
| Blacena | 67 | 8 | / |
| Blakina | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bellhacene | 67 | 2 | / |
| Blacone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blekine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blakana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blacony | 67 | 1 | / |
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Blakeney Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blakeney
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