Blakley Surname

63,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,860 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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.

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Blakley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,0931:51,1016,167
Canada4771:77,2448,680
England1461:381,63126,761
Northern Ireland551:33,5463,341
Australia311:870,82953,581
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guam11:160,1214,893
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland781:56,7934,570
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:116,07311,213
Scotland331:113,4315,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7411:67,7727,356

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.

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

= Blackley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Another form of Blackley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blakley Last Name Facts

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

Blakley is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Blakley.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,723rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 927,169 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Blakley reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Blakley is also the 856,040th most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 119 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 7,093 people, or 1 in 51,101. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Tennessee, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Blakley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blakley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 957 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blakley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Blakley surname is chiefly Presbyterian (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blakley last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.98% being registered with 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.

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Blakley Reference & Research

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