Blalock Surname

31,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Blalock Surname Definition:

(English) One who had lead-colored hair.

Blalock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,8931:21,4562,709
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England81:6,964,757184,742
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9981:25,1343,110

Blalock (25) may also be a first name.

Blalock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who had lead-colored hair.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Blalock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blalock occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Blalock.

How Common Is The Last Name Blalock? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blalock is the 31,494th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 429,918 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Blalock are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 25 people.

The surname Blalock is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 16,893 people, or 1 in 21,456. In The United States Blalock is primarily found in: Georgia, where 21 percent live, North Carolina, where 16 percent live and Texas, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Blalock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blalock has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 845 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blalock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blalock surname are 20.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.28% registered with the political party.

The amount Blalock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning $41,121 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.63% more than the national average, earning $52,978 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blaylock9314,669/
Blailock93157/
Blaelock934/
Blallock934/
Blatlock932/
Blalocks931/
Blalocke931/
Blaslock931/
Blealock930/
Blaloc923/
Blalok920/
Bllaylock880/
Blalack86845/
Blelock8619/
Blayloc868/
Vlalock862/
Blailok861/
Blaloct861/
Blalouk861/
Blolock860/
Blaylack8032/
Blaslack8010/
Bleylock802/
Blaylosk800/
Blaylook800/
Blaliak711/
Blalakt711/
Blalogue671/
Villaloc671/
Blalakke670/
Bellalahak591/

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Blalock Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Blalock
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