Blandford Surname

71,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,941 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

Blandford Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Blandford (Dor­set) = prob. Blanda’s Ford, but taken by post-Conquest scribes to mean ‘White Ford,’ as evidenced by the Latinization Blancoforda. [cp. Bland1; Old English ford.]

Read More About This Surname

Blandford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3981:106,66811,703
England1,4401:38,6935,024
Australia8521:31,6854,216
Canada3631:101,50311,010
Panama2191:17,8641,254
Nicaragua1751:34,4061,212
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
South Africa1061:511,11041,270
Wales1011:30,6393,095
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Barbados131:22,1111,112
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belize51:71,0952,977
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9541:25,5513,516
Wales191:82,5483,796
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2581:194,64617,040

Blandford (56) may also be a first name.

Blandford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Blandford (Dor­set) = prob. Blanda’s Ford, but taken by post-Conquest scribes to mean ‘White Ford,’ as evidenced by the Latinization Blancoforda. [cp. Bland1; Old English ford.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Blandford (ford where gudgeons abound), in Dorset.

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

A town in co. Dorset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Dorset.

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

The Blandfords may take their origin from one of the Dorset parishes of that name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

This last name comes from the area of England known as Blandford in North Dorset.

- cemeterygirlx

Blandford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blandford has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blandford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 71,161st most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,049,927 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Blandford reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Blandford is also the 1,321,957th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 56 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 3,398 people, or 1 in 106,668. In The United States Blandford is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 8 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Blandford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blandford has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 532 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 213 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blandford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Blandford surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Blandford last name are 23.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.14% registered with the political party.

The amount Blandford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning 327,744 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 60.27% more than the national average, earning R 380,868 per year; in United States they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $47,197 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $52,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

Blandford Reference & Research

Blandford DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Blandford FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Blandford
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis