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
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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.
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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