Blandford Surname
Approximately 6,941 people bear this surname
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 SurnameBlandford Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,398 | 1:106,668 | 11,703 |
| England | 1,440 | 1:38,693 | 5,024 |
| Australia | 852 | 1:31,685 | 4,216 |
| Canada | 363 | 1:101,503 | 11,010 |
| Panama | 219 | 1:17,864 | 1,254 |
| Nicaragua | 175 | 1:34,406 | 1,212 |
| New Zealand | 120 | 1:37,736 | 6,411 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Wales | 101 | 1:30,639 | 3,095 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| Ireland | 34 | 1:138,498 | 6,546 |
| Barbados | 13 | 1:22,111 | 1,112 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 16 | 1:276,867 | 11,455 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 954 | 1:25,551 | 3,516 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 258 | 1:194,646 | 17,040 |
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.]
(English) One who came from Blandford (ford where gudgeons abound), in Dorset.
A town in co. Dorset.
A location name in Dorset.
The Blandfords may take their origin from one of the Dorset parishes of that name.
User-submitted Reference
This last name comes from the area of England known as Blandford in North Dorset.
- cemeterygirlxBlandford Demographics
Average Male Blandford Height
178.43 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blandfords | 95 | 1 | / |
| Balandford | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bl Andford | 95 | 1 | / |
| Blandfor | 94 | 1 | / |
| Blandfort | 89 | 185 | / |
| Blantford | 89 | 14 | / |
| Balndford | 89 | 2 | / |
| Blamdford | 89 | 1 | / |
| Blandferd | 89 | 1 | / |
| Blondford | 89 | 0 | / |
| Blandforth | 84 | 1 | / |
| Blundeford | 84 | 0 | / |
| Blandeferd | 84 | 0 | / |
| Plandaverde | 60 | 4 | / |
| Bellinetto Ford | 58 | 1 | / |
| Plantaverda | 50 | 1 | / |
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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.
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Footnotes
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