Blakeston Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Blakeston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blakeston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4481:124,37112,476
Canada401:921,14070,350
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Blakeston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blakeston occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakeston? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 604,614th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Blakeston reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 88 percent reside in British Isles.

Blakeston is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 448 people, or 1 in 124,371. In England it is mostly concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 38 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 22 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 7 percent are found. Not including England it exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Blakeston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blakeston has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blakeston surname grew 477 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blakeston Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Blakeston earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.13% less than the national average, earning $41,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.15% less than the national average, earning $43,645 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blakestone9516/
Blackeston950/
Blackestone900/
Blakiston89305/
Blacketon890/
Blackiston84487/
Blakistone8426/
Blacketone842/
Blackaston840/
Blaskiston840/
Blackistone80111/
Blackestam747/
Bleckiston740/
Blochiston631/

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Blakeston Reference & Research

Blackstone DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Blackstone FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blakeston
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis