Blatchford Surname

128,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Blatchford Surname Definition:

A palatal form of Blackford, q.v.

Blatchford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3411:270,29025,378
England9861:56,5096,831
Australia6121:44,1115,573
Canada2781:132,53813,752
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Wales901:34,3843,434
Guernsey441:1,465311
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6731:36,2194,713
Wales291:54,0832,718
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Blatchford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A palatal form of Blackford, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Blackford (black ford), in Somerset.

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

An estate near Cornwood, co. Devon.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Blatchford, or rather Blachford, was a common name in Littleham, Exmouth, in the 17th century (Webb).

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

Blatchford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blatchford is found most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Blatchford click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blatchford? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 128,008th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,057,466 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Blatchford live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 1,341 people, or 1 in 270,290. In The United States Blatchford is most frequent in: California, where 7 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found and Nebraska, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Blatchford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blatchford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Blatchford surname expanded 698 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 310 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blatchford Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Blatchford last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blatchford surname are 18.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Blatchford earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.14% more than the national average, earning R 382,932 per year; in United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blachford95708/
Bletchford900/
Blotchford900/
Blacford890/
Blashford8492/
Blatsford841/
Blochford840/
Blasford780/
Blossford630/
Bellasfar5310/

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