Blaker Surname
Approximately 3,029 people bear this surname
Blaker Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. — the son of Blacre' (Domesday). Richard GL Blacker, 12th century: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.
Baldwin CI. Blacker, 12th century: ibid.
Walterus fil.
Read More About This SurnameBlaker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,069 | 1:175,186 | 17,601 |
| England | 428 | 1:130,182 | 12,904 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| Australia | 125 | 1:215,966 | 20,787 |
| Norway | 93 | 1:55,293 | 7,928 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 519 | 1:46,966 | 5,812 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 448 | 1:112,095 | 11,131 |
The alternate forms: Bläker (104) are calculated separately.
Blaker (24) may also be a first name.
Blaker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. — the son of Blacre' (Domesday). Richard GL Blacker, 12th century: Cartularium Abbatiale de Whiteby, Ordinis S. Benedicti.
Baldwin CI. Blacker, 12th century: ibid.
Walterus fil. Godfridi fil. Blaker, 12th century: ibid.
(a) Occup. 'the bleacher'; for a feminine form, v. Blaxter.
Roger le Blackere, 1312. Writs of Parliament.
Geoffrey le Blakere, 1313. Writs of Parliament.
Walter le Blacker, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Stephen le Blakar, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1605. William Blacker, Wiltshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1610. Edward Blacker, Wiltshire: ibid.
(English) 1 Bleacher, Whitener. [M.E blaker(e; Old English blæcan, to whiten] Geoffrey le Blakere.— Writs of Parl.
2 the Middle English pers, name Blacer, representing an Anglo-Saxon Bláchere. [Old English blác, bright + here, army] 3 confused with Blacker, q.v.
Cotgrave defines a blacker as noircisseur. The latter word he Englishes by "blacker, blackener, bleacher," &c., thus confounding two opposite ideas, and literally "making white black." The truth is, that the Anglo-Saxon blac, unaccented, means black, while blac signifies pale or white, and the derivative verb, blacian, to bleach, or make pale. The Promptorium makes ' bleykester' and ' whytster' synonymous, and explains them by candidarius, a whitener or bleacher of linen, which is doubtless the meaning of this surname. Blacre, apparently used as a baptismal name, is found in Domesd. The Slackers of co. Armagh, derive themselves traditionally from Blacar, a Northman chief who settled at Dublin early in the X. cent. Burke's Commoners, ii. 48.
Blaker Demographics
Average Male Blaker Height
178.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Blaker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blaker Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blaker is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Bläker. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blaker? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 146,381st most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,405,925 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Blaker are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Blaker is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 24 people.
The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,069 people, or 1 in 175,186. In The United States Blaker is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Maryland, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 31 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.
Blaker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Blaker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Blaker last name increased 462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 18 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Blaker Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Blaker surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Blaker surname are 15.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.55% being registered with the party.
The amount Blaker earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 103.82% more than the national average, earning 705,370 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.95% more than the national average, earning R 358,716 per year; in United States they earn 3.3% more than the national average, earning $44,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $49,260 CAD per year.
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