Blakiston Surname

883,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Blakiston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blaxton,' a township in the parish of Finningley, West Riding Yorkshire No doubt originally Blackston or Blackstone; compare Buxton for Buckstone. Of William Blackstone, one of the earliest episcopal clergymen resident in New England (d.

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Blakiston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1581:170,85917,509
England571:977,51048,999
New Zealand401:113,20814,508
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England851:286,76919,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Blakiston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blaxton,' a township in the parish of Finningley, West Riding Yorkshire No doubt originally Blackston or Blackstone; compare Buxton for Buckstone. Of William Blackstone, one of the earliest episcopal clergymen resident in New England (d. 1675) a biographer writes: 'His name was variantly spelled Blackstone, Blackston, and Blaxton': Dictionary of National Biography. But it is not likely that Blaxton in Yorkshire is the sole parent of Blackstone and its variants. Doubtless other places in South England of the same name have had their share in making up the list of surnames found in our modern directories.

Agnes Blacston, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William Blackstone, Buckinghamshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Bartram Blaxton, 1539, Newcastle-on-Tyne (List of male population capable of bearing arms): Welford's History of Newcastle and Gateshead.

1579. Marmaduke Blackston, County Durham: Register of the University of Oxford.

1625. James Blakestone, or Black stone, and Mary Peacocke: Marriage Lic. (London).

1668. Married — Thomas Blaxestone and Anne Fan: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1776. Married — Hugh Cane and Dame Annabella Blakiston: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Local. There are places of this name in Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire, and also in England.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A ridge of hills in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Blackstone; a location name in Worcestershire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Blakiston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blakiston has its highest incidence in Australia. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Blakiston.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakiston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 883,255th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 23,893,593 people. The surname Blakiston is primarily found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Blakiston are found; 65 percent are found in Australasia and 65 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 158 people, or 1 in 170,859. In Australia it is mostly found in: Western Australia, where 75 percent are found, Victoria, where 21 percent are found and Queensland, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Australia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and New Zealand, where 13 percent are found.

Blakiston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blakiston has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Blakiston last name contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 137 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blakiston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blakiston last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Blakiston earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 66.98% more than the national average, earning $72,050 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blackiston95487/
Blakistone9526/
Blaskiston950/
Blackistone90111/
Blakeston89513/
Blakestone8416/
Blackeston840/
Bleckiston840/
Blackestone800/
Blochiston741/
Blackestam637/

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Blakiston 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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