Blaney Surname

54,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,295 people bear this surname

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

Blaney Surname Definition:

Though now fairly numerous in east Ulster this name was at first confined to the families of large landed proprietors in Co. Monaghan, the first of these being Sir Edward Blayney who settled there in 1598. From then till the beginning of the nineteenth century they, the Leslies and the Dawsons were the leading planter families in the county.

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Blaney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0581:71,6618,288
England1,4381:38,7475,029
Canada1,1331:32,5204,220
Northern Ireland5271:3,501696
Australia3591:75,1978,815
Scotland3171:16,8892,062
Ireland2931:16,0711,787
Wales341:91,0167,411
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Panama281:139,7244,684
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China41:341,830,39216,990
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5131:8,6351,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4171:58,4546,877
Scotland1771:21,1482,065
Wales61:261,4039,165
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2721:39,4804,660

Blaney (157) may also be a first name.

Blaney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Though now fairly numerous in east Ulster this name was at first confined to the families of large landed proprietors in Co. Monaghan, the first of these being Sir Edward Blayney who settled there in 1598. From then till the beginning of the nineteenth century they, the Leslies and the Dawsons were the leading planter families in the county. One John Blayney was among the officers who swore to defend the city of Derry in 1689, and the name is prominent in such records as the tituladoes of 1659, hearth money rolls, the patentee officers, prerogative wills, nearly always in or near Co. Monaghan. The Blayneys, indeed, as well as becoming peers of the realm gave their name to a town -— Castleblayney.

Notwithstanding its Irish appearance the name Blaney has no Gaelic background and has not been used as an anglicized form of any indigenous Irish surname. It is now rare in Co. Monaghan and is found to-day mainly in Counties Antrim and Down.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic) = Blain (q.v.) + the pers. suff. -ach, Anglicized to -ey.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Blaneys or Blayneys came from England at the end of the sixteenth century and settled in Co.

Monaghan where they gave their name to the town Castleblayney. SIF 18

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

From one of the two places called Blagni, near Bayeux, in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Welsh, Bluenae, the inland extremity of a valley.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Blaney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blaney (Arabic: بلاني) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blaney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 54,743rd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 784,029 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Blaney are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 732,696th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 157 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5,058 people, or 1 in 71,661. In The United States Blaney is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 12 percent are found.

Blaney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blaney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blaney surname grew 398 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 345 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 43 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blaney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Blaney surname is primarily Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blaney last name are 4.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Blaney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.71% more than the national average, earning R 465,084 per year; in United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $52,061 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blayney922,229/
Blainey92678/
Bleaney92124/
Blatney92117/
Blangey9211/
Blanney923/
Blagney920/
Blaneey920/
Blane912,497/
Blany913/
Bellaney8693/
Billaney8631/
Blainney861/
Blaine8310,264/
Blanes837,437/
Blaner83270/
Blange83252/
Blayne83159/
Blanay83152/
Blanez83101/
Blanie8377/
Blatny8374/
Bleney8346/
Blagne8315/
Blasny8315/
Blaune839/
Blanea835/
Blaneh834/
Bliane833/
Blainy832/
Blaneu832/
Blanne832/
Bleany831/
Blanny831/
Bleane831/
Blaned831/
Blanee831/
Blanej831/
Blaniy831/
Blanet831/
Blanoe831/
Blanoy831/
Blayny830/
Bliney830/
Bloney830/
Blyane830/
Blatner77606/
Billany77359/
Bellany77320/
Blanner77309/
Blauner77270/
Billane7750/
Blaigne7750/
Blasner7749/
Blayone7732/
Blaynee7731/
Blotney7722/
Bellane7722/
Blainer7721/
Blaness7718/
Blangay7717/
Blatnoy778/
Blaines777/
Blayner774/
Blattny774/
Blannay773/
Blahner772/
Blanieh772/
Blainne772/
Blannie771/
Blanych771/
Blattne771/
Blaenny771/
Blained771/
Blainge771/
Blaunea771/
Blaunei771/
Blatnez771/
Blaunay771/
Blaynes771/
Blanesh771/
Blangeh771/
Blanaye771/
Blayene771/
Blasnes771/
Blanuya771/
Blayneh771/
Blanech771/
Blanher771/
Bleyney770/
Bloyney770/
Blanett770/
Blaunet770/
Blannet770/
Blooney770/
Bleaner770/
Blehany770/
Blongey770/
Blaynie770/
Blainie770/
Blianer770/
Blanest770/
Blaneet770/
Bleeney770/
Blaisne770/
Blana73980/
Bline73428/
Blani73368/
Blone73229/
Blene7322/
Blană7315/
Blanh738/
Blony733/
Vlane731/
Blattner715,226/
Billanes711,278/
Bellange71490/
Belleney71171/
Billange7137/
Billanie7131/
Blannett7130/
Bleasner7114/
Bellaune7114/
Bellanie7112/
Bellanes7112/
Billanue7112/
Bellanne7111/
Billanez716/
Blathner714/
Belloney712/
Belliany711/
Billiney711/
Bhillany711/
Blaisner711/
Blaneett711/
Belliane711/
Bellanea711/
Bellanez711/
Blahiene711/
Billaine711/
Blaynech711/
Blayineh711/
Bellanee711/
Blainner711/
Billiany711/
Bellanny710/
Billiane710/
Blautner710/
Belliney710/
Bellaner710/
Blangnet710/
Billaane710/
Blanas67718/
Blones67569/
Blagna67568/
Blatná67319/
Blanga67304/
Blatný67291/
Blanis67181/
Blahna67177/
Bellanaya67172/
Blaini67171/
Bleine6758/
Blenie6738/
Bllani6737/
Blanou6725/
Blanah6723/
Bellaunay6722/
Bloner6722/
Wlasny6722/
Blonet6720/
Blangi6716/
Blonay6715/
Bloune6714/
Blatna6711/
Blainh6711/
Vlaine679/
Blanat678/
Blanni678/
Blanné678/
Bllana677/
Bleyna676/
Bloone675/
Blamni675/
Blanio674/
Blenyi674/
Blanna674/
Blajna674/
Blanau674/
Blonge673/
Blonne673/
Billianes673/
Vlahne673/
Blaina672/
Bellayneh672/
Vlasny672/
Blogne672/
Blanès672/
Blanés672/
Belleanne671/
Blasni671/
Vlanes671/
Vlanez671/
Vlanje671/
Bleyne671/
Blasna671/
Bloneh671/
Nplane671/
Vllane671/
Hblani671/
Blatné671/
Blonea671/
Blonie671/
Blañes671/
Blagni671/
Blamna671/
Vlanei671/
Wlange671/
Billangay670/
Bleeny670/
Blohne670/
Bleune670/
Bliene670/
Bluine670/
Bluone670/
Blanit670/
Blione670/
Bloine670/

Blaney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blaney in the Arabic language
بلانيblany-

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