Blakeney Surname

70,202nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,045 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

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.

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Blakeney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3251:68,0677,920
Australia6801:39,7005,137
Canada4771:77,2448,680
England3191:174,66515,923
Bermuda391:1,674273
Israel251:342,30528,607
Wales241:128,9399,528
Ireland231:204,7368,142
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Guyana171:44,8374,218
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5971:84,1188,785

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Gloucestershire, Norfolk.

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

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.

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Blakeney Reference & Research

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