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
Blakeway Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Blakeway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blakeway Come From? nationality or country of origin
Blakeway is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blakeway? popularity and diffusion
Blakeway is the 235,462nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,264,216 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Blakeway live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 899 people, or 1 in 61,978. In England Blakeway is most common in: West Midlands, where 36 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Excluding England Blakeway is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 13 percent live.
Blakeway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Blakeway has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Blakeway 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 adherence of those bearing the Blakeway surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding 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 political 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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