Blakeway Surname
Approximately 1,709 people bear this surname
Blakeway Surname Definition:
Blakeway is also an ancient Shropshire name. Nicholas de Blakeway was clerk of West Felton, Shropshire, in the reign of Edward III. Roger Blakeway was bailiff of Shrewsbury in 1615, and James Blakeway was mayor of that town in 1714 (Eyton's "Shropshire," Phillips' "Shrewsbury").
Read More About This SurnameBlakeway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 899 | 1:61,978 | 7,298 |
| United States | 338 | 1:1,072,364 | 78,128 |
| South Africa | 221 | 1:245,148 | 25,005 |
| Australia | 102 | 1:264,664 | 24,097 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:118,974 | 7,657 |
| New Zealand | 35 | 1:129,381 | 15,740 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 374 | 1:65,175 | 7,477 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 62 | 1:809,979 | 50,387 |
Blakeway Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Blakeway is also an ancient Shropshire name. Nicholas de Blakeway was clerk of West Felton, Shropshire, in the reign of Edward III. Roger Blakeway was bailiff of Shrewsbury in 1615, and James Blakeway was mayor of that town in 1714 (Eyton's "Shropshire," Phillips' "Shrewsbury").
Blakeway Demographics
Average Blakeway Salary in
United States
$42,669 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Blakeway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blakeway Come From? nationality or country of origin
Blakeway occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blakeway? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 235,462nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 4,264,216 people. The surname Blakeway is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Blakeway are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.
Blakeway is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 899 people, or 1 in 61,978. In England Blakeway is most common in: West Midlands, where 36 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 13 percent are found.
Blakeway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Blakeway has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blakeway Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Blakeway last name are 5.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.79% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Blakeway earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.57% more than the national average, earning R 362,556 per year; in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.48% more than the national average, earning $51,412 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackeway | 94 | 1 | / |
| Blakewy | 93 | 1 | / |
| Blakewait | 82 | 0 | / |
| Blekewa | 80 | 2 | / |
| Blakeby | 80 | 0 | / |
| Blazkewycz | 78 | 1 | / |
| Blackeby | 75 | 180 | / |
| Blekeuwa | 75 | 50 | / |
| Bleukewa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blaszkewycz | 74 | 5 | / |
| Blaskewiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blakhaeva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blaszkewiz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Blatkevych | 67 | 5 | / |
| Blakiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blashkevych | 63 | 85 | / |
| Blacheva | 63 | 6 | / |
| Blaceeva | 63 | 1 | / |
| Blaskevis | 59 | 1 | / |
| Blakesuee | 59 | 0 | / |
| Blotkevych | 56 | 6 | / |
| Blauskevis | 56 | 2 | / |
| Blajkevich | 56 | 1 | / |
| Blekiwe | 53 | 904 | / |
| Blashkevich | 53 | 416 | / |
| Bloshkevych | 53 | 9 | / |
| Blyatkevich | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bhlekiwe | 50 | 2 | / |
| Blahcava | 50 | 1 | / |
| Blaszkiweiez | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bleucowe | 50 | 0 | / |
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