Blakney Surname

158,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,762 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Blakney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Blakney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2501:161,09316,401
Canada4931:74,7388,442
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2131:235,76819,777

Blakney (33) may also be a first name.

Blakney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blakney occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Blakney.

How Common Is The Last Name Blakney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 158,213th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,638,503 people. The surname Blakney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Blakney are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used given name internationally, held by 33 people.

The last name Blakney is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,250 people, or 1 in 161,093. In The United States it is most frequent in: Alabama, where 9 percent live, Mississippi, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Blakney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blakney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blakney last name grew 1,056 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blakney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Blakney surname is predominantly Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blakney last name are 8.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Blakney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.48% less than the national average, earning $36,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $47,044 CAD per year.

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Blakney Reference & Research

Blakely FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Blakely 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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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blakney
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