Blakey Surname

46,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Blakey Surname Definition:

(English) 1 = Blake (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

2 Dweller at the White Island or Low Riparian Land. [Old English blác + íg] Or the White Hey or Enclosure. [Old English haga] 3 confused with Blackey, q.v.

Blakey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0701:71,4918,273
England3,8141:14,6092,155
Australia1,0741:25,1363,428
Canada5031:73,2528,317
New Zealand2401:18,8683,310
Scotland1421:37,7033,617
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Wales331:93,7747,567
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Denmark91:627,19136,734
France81:8,302,840321,660
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4131:10,1021,532
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1311:44,4025,148

Blakey (97) may also be a first name.

Blakey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 = Blake (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y.

2 Dweller at the White Island or Low Riparian Land. [Old English blác + íg] Or the White Hey or Enclosure. [Old English haga] 3 confused with Blackey, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The French pronunciation of Blaket. See Blackett.

The Norman People (1874)

Blakey Last Name Facts

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

Blakey (Arabic: بلاكي) occurs most in The United States. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 46,672nd most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 656,122 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Blakey are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 962,660th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,070 people, or 1 in 71,491. In The United States Blakey is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Missouri, where 8 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.

Blakey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blakey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Blakey surname grew 448 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,029 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blakey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blakey last name are 17.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Blakey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.32% less than the national average, earning R 163,212 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $42,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $52,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blackey92485/
Blaskey92342/
Bleakey927/
Blakeyy922/
Blakcey921/
Blakiey921/
Blaikey921/
Blake91177,813/
Blaky9129/
Blackeye86128/
Blackiey866/
Blashkey860/
Blaihkey860/
Blacky831,000/
Blakie83327/
Blacke83223/
Blasky83192/
Blaeke8345/
Blakoe8337/
Blaike8322/
Blakye8319/
Blakay8318/
Blakke8312/
Blacey8311/
Blakee837/
Blaake834/
Blakky834/
Blaške834/
Blakez833/
Bllake832/
Vlakey832/
Blazke832/
Blakea832/
Blakys832/
Bleake831/
Bladke831/
Blakuy831/
Bleaky831/
Blauke831/
Blakei831/
Blakyo831/
Blekey830/
Blokey830/
Blatke830/
Blahke830/
Blackie777,808/
Blaikie772,147/
Blaszke77501/
Blockey77212/
Blascke77104/
Blaecke77101/
Blaaker7788/
Bloskey7757/
Blaskay7748/
Blackky7739/
Bleakie7727/
Blaszky7724/
Blashke7723/
Blackay7721/
Blasker7720/
Blackoe7714/
Bleakes7714/
Bellake7711/
Bleakeu7710/
Blaicke7710/
Blaykay778/
Blackye776/
Blaskes775/
Blakkie775/
Blasket774/
Blazcke773/
Blickey773/
Blachke773/
Blackee773/
Blakoue773/
Blaškys772/
Blaskys772/
Billake771/
Blauket771/
Bleckey771/
Bleekey771/
Blackes771/
Blackiy771/
Blackue771/
Blakeii771/
Blakett771/
Blahkei771/
Blackce771/
Bloekey771/
Blakhet771/
Blaikei771/
Blaikes771/
Blakees771/
Blakeus771/
Blakher771/
D'Blake771/
Blaucke770/
Blaaike770/
Blashky770/
Blakohy770/
Blaketz770/
Blachey770/
Blausky770/
Blaka73792/
Blace73295/
Bleke73254/
Bloky7385/
Blaki7381/
Blike7360/
Bloke7330/
Bleky737/
Blyakher71217/
Blaskett71212/
Bliakher7161/
Blaykher717/
Blaacker715/
Blackest714/
Blahasky713/
Blashcke712/
Blaschky711/
Blackher711/
Blakheit711/
Blackhae711/
Blasckhe711/
Blaickie710/
Blashker710/
Bleacker710/
Blackahy710/
Blakaj672,032/
Blache671,490/
Blaque67620/
Bleeke67357/
Blecke67263/
Blacoe67238/
Bläker67104/
Blosky67102/
Blicke6770/
Blacká6762/
Blacký6758/
Blocky6757/
Blokeš6751/
Bleike6747/
Blekeu6739/
Blocke6727/
Blekie6726/
Blequy6726/
Blouke6725/
Blokee6724/
Blieke6715/
Blekeh6712/
Blackhead6711/
Bllaka6710/
Blakha677/
Blakou676/
Blaňka676/
Blackj674/
Blagka674/
Blocay674/
Bleuke673/
Blaiki673/
Blaská673/
Blaice673/
Bleyki672/
Blakai672/
Blakga672/
Blacce672/
Blashchke671/
Blauce671/
Blecky671/
Blacckett671/
Blackkett671/
Blyackher671/
Bleeky671/
Blahkiyee671/
Blekay671/
Blašķe671/
Bleaki671/
Bllaki671/
Blokei671/
Blokes671/
Bleyakoue671/
Blackè671/
Blakat671/
Blakid671/
Blakka671/
Blakki671/
Blakoi671/
Billakoye671/
Blaaka671/
Bleace670/
Bleyke670/
Blaeka670/

Blakey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blakey in the Arabic language
بلاكيblaky-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blakey
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