Blankley Surname

273,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname

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

Blankley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blankney,' a parish in the Diocese of Lincoln; v. Blackley fora corresponding change of suffix -ney to -ley.

Adam de Blanckenay, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Blankley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6471:560,21546,155
England5041:110,55211,426
Australia1131:238,90022,291
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Wales201:154,72710,755
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2581:94,4789,706
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

Blankley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blankney,' a parish in the Diocese of Lincoln; v. Blackley fora corresponding change of suffix -ney to -ley.

Adam de Blanckenay, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Robert de Blankeney, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard de Blankeney, Oxfordshire, ibid.

(Vicar) de Blaunkeneye, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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

From Blankney; a location name in Lincolnshire.

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

Blankley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blankley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blankley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 273,426th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,124,856 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Blankley reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 45 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Blankley is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 560,215. In The United States Blankley is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside, Kansas, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Blankley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blankley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blankley surname grew 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blankley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Blankley are 32.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 79.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blankley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 22.99% less than the national average, earning R 183,012 per year; in United States they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning $45,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.99% more than the national average, earning $56,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blanckley9491/
Blankly935/
Blankle934/
Blanklet881/
Blonkly800/
Blanckelly781/
Blanclay750/
Blanchelle673/
Blomkler631/
Belloncle59516/
Blancella591/
Blanquilla561/

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