Blakesley Surname

193,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Blakesley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. of Blakesley' a parish in Northamptonshire, four miles from Towcester. Blacksley is a modern variant.

'Joseph Williams Blakesley (18081885), dean of Lincoln, ... was born in the City of London.

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Blakesley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5551:233,09322,416
England5231:106,53511,132
Australia331:818,05251,601
Wales211:147,35910,403
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:137,71412,521
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5311:94,5749,673

Blakesley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. of Blakesley' a parish in Northamptonshire, four miles from Towcester. Blacksley is a modern variant.

'Joseph Williams Blakesley (18081885), dean of Lincoln, ... was born in the City of London... His parents were Jeremiah George and Elizabeth Blaksley, as the name was then spelt': Dictionary of National Biography.

1624. Thomas Belley and Mary Blakesley: Marriage Lic. (London).

1723. Married — Thomas Blakesley and Rachael Dukes: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1775. — Samuel Blakesly and Mary Jolly: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Blakesley = Blake’s or Blác's Lea. [v. Blake; Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Blakesley (wood of the black wolf), in Northamptonshire.

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

A parish in Northampt.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northamptonshire.

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

Blakesley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blakesley is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakesley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Blakesley is the 193,184th most widely held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,345,981 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Blakesley reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Blakesley is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,555 people, or 1 in 233,093. In The United States Blakesley is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent live, Washington, where 6 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Blakesley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blakesley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 293 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 295 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blakesley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blakesley last name are 16.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.02% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blakesley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.71% less than the national average, earning $42,413 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.75% less than the national average, earning $46,328 CAD per year.

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Blakesley Reference & Research

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