Blamire Surname

398,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 882 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Blamire Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the blamire,' i.e. black mire, from residence thereby. A North-country name; v. Myers.

William de la Blamire, Estates and Families of Cumberland, Cumberland.

1753. Married — Francis Bernard and Sarah Bleamire: St.

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Blamire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5001:111,43611,498
United States1181:3,071,686178,560
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Canada451:818,79163,991
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Australia301:899,85754,700
Wales141:221,03813,576
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
France31:22,140,907385,998
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3301:73,8658,120
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Blamire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the blamire,' i.e. black mire, from residence thereby. A North-country name; v. Myers.

William de la Blamire, Estates and Families of Cumberland, Cumberland.

1753. Married — Francis Bernard and Sarah Bleamire: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

William de la Blamyre mentioned in 1247 (Wetherhal, p. 246) is probably the William de Blamyre who held six acres near Carlyle in 1250 (Bain, I, 1787). A writ was directed to the sheriff of Northumberland in 1304 in favor of Peter de Glynquym, heir of Johanna de Blamyr his mother (ibid., II, p. 415). Susanna Blamire (1747—1794), Cumberland poetess, wrote many popular Scottish pieces. Of local origin from some place of the name, perhaps in Cumberland.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

From the Danish, Blumer; from the Dutch, Bloemer; from the Flemish, Bloemart; a personal name Or from the Old Norse, blaamyr (blue moor), a poetical name for the sea.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Blamire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blamire is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blamire? popularity and diffusion

Blamire is the 398,988th most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,262,524 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Blamire live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most common in England, where it is held by 500 people, or 1 in 111,436. In England Blamire is most frequent in: Cumbria, where 21 percent live, Lancashire, where 14 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 12 percent live.

Blamire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blamire has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Blamire last name rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 421 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 440 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blamire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Blamire are 0.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.57% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blamire earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 37.18% more than the national average, earning R 325,992 per year; in United States they earn 13.21% more than the national average, earning $48,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.91% more than the national average, earning $54,109 CAD per year.

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