Blakestone Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Blakestone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
Blakestone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blakestone Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blakestone occurs most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Blakestone? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,908,606th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Blakestone live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England it is most prevalent in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 85 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Blakestone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Blakestone has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Blakestone surname contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blakeston | 95 | 513 | / |
| Blackestone | 95 | 0 | / |
| Blakistone | 90 | 26 | / |
| Blacketone | 90 | 2 | / |
| Blackeston | 90 | 0 | / |
| Blackistone | 86 | 111 | / |
| Blakiston | 84 | 305 | / |
| Blacketon | 84 | 0 | / |
| Blackiston | 80 | 487 | / |
| Blaskiston | 80 | 0 | / |
| Blackestam | 70 | 7 | / |
| Blochiston | 60 | 1 | / |
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Blakestone 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 Blakestone
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis