Blakley Surname
Approximately 7,860 people bear this surname
Blakley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackley' (usually pronounced Blakeley), a township in the old parish of Manchester, (a) Local, 'of Blakeney,' which see. This corruption was an early one; v. infra, and compare Blankley for Blankuey.
Read More About This SurnameBlakley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,093 | 1:51,101 | 6,167 |
| Canada | 477 | 1:77,244 | 8,680 |
| England | 146 | 1:381,631 | 26,761 |
| Northern Ireland | 55 | 1:33,546 | 3,341 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 78 | 1:56,793 | 4,570 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 210 | 1:116,073 | 11,213 |
| Scotland | 33 | 1:113,431 | 5,331 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 741 | 1:67,772 | 7,356 |
Blakley (119) may also be a first name.
Blakley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackley' (usually pronounced Blakeley), a township in the old parish of Manchester, (a) Local, 'of Blakeney,' which see. This corruption was an early one; v. infra, and compare Blankley for Blankuey.
Adam de Blakeneye, alias Adam de Blakeleye, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de la Blakelegh, 1301. Writs of Parliament.
1626. Jane Blakeley, of Bury, widow: Wills at Chester.
1628. Ralph Blakeley, of Bury: ibid.
1791. Baptised — William James, son of James and Esther Blackley: Reg. Canterbury Cath.
= Blackley, q.v.
Another form of Blackley.
Blakley Demographics
Average Male Blakley Height
176.61 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Blakley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blakley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blakley occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blakley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 63,723rd most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 927,169 people. Blakley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Blakley live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 856,040th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 119 people.
The surname Blakley is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 7,093 people, or 1 in 51,101. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Tennessee, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Blakley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Blakley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blakley last name grew 957 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blakley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (66%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Blakley last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.98% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Blakley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.44% less than the national average, earning $40,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning $50,917 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackley | 93 | 4,150 | / |
| Bleakley | 93 | 4,013 | / |
| Blaikley | 93 | 57 | / |
| Blaklley | 93 | 2 | / |
| Blaskley | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bllakley | 93 | 0 | / |
| Blakly | 92 | 39 | / |
| Blakle | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bleackley | 88 | 341 | / |
| Blaackley | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bleakeley | 88 | 0 | / |
| Bleakly | 86 | 143 | / |
| Blackly | 86 | 18 | / |
| Blakler | 86 | 3 | / |
| Blaklya | 86 | 2 | / |
| Blackle | 86 | 2 | / |
| Blokley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Blaklye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Blaklet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Blaikle | 86 | 1 | / |
| Blacley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Blakluy | 86 | 0 | / |
| Blaklee | 86 | 0 | / |
| Blaklie | 86 | 0 | / |
| Blaekly | 86 | 0 | / |
| Blockley | 80 | 1,488 | / |
| Bleckley | 80 | 407 | / |
| Blacklee | 80 | 90 | / |
| Blacklay | 80 | 4 | / |
| Blakelly | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bleakely | 80 | 2 | / |
| Blatcley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vlackley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vleakley | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bleackle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Blacklie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bleackly | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bleukley | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bleaklie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Blackles | 80 | 0 | / |
| Blackloe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Blakla | 77 | 26 | / |
| Blakli | 77 | 13 | / |
| Blokle | 77 | 1 | / |
| Blekly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Blacly | 77 | 0 | / |
| Blakleitz | 75 | 5 | / |
| Blackless | 75 | 4 | / |
| Blacklett | 75 | 4 | / |
| Blackller | 75 | 2 | / |
| Blathcley | 75 | 1 | / |
| Blakeslle | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bleckly | 71 | 32 | / |
| Blackeller | 71 | 14 | / |
| Blockly | 71 | 3 | / |
| Blaklia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Blaclay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Blacler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bleklee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Blakesllee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Blackleach | 71 | 0 | / |
| Blockle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bleekly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Blackleash | 71 | 0 | / |
| Blocklet | 67 | 214 | / |
| Bleiklie | 67 | 13 | / |
| Blockler | 67 | 11 | / |
| Blocklee | 67 | 2 | / |
| Blockloy | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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