Blanford Surname

169,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Blanford Surname User-submission:

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

Blanford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3001:157,59116,096
Nicaragua721:83,6261,748
England631:884,41445,970
Panama341:115,0664,183
Jamaica241:119,5814,532
Costa Rica121:398,3393,755
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominica11:75,891912
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Barbados11:287,4482,772
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:259,31218,589
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3401:147,70213,751

Blanford (129) may also be a first name.

Blanford Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Blanford Last Name Facts

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

Blanford is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blanford? popularity and diffusion

It is the 169,164th most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,855,621 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Blanford are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Blanford is also the 818,356th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 129 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,300 people, or 1 in 157,591. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Kentucky, where 19 percent reside, Indiana, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Nicaragua, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Blanford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blanford has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blanford last name rose 676 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blanford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blanford last name are 27.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.39% registered with the political party.

The amount Blanford earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.54% more than the national average, earning $43,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $44,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blanfford945/
Blanfordd941/
Blanfords941/
Blanfordt941/
Blanfor931/
Blanfort88452/
Blamford8810/
Wlanford881/
Blonford880/
Blanferd880/
Blanfordová841/
Bloomford712/
Blamforth711/
Williamford631/

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