Blatchley Surname

397,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 885 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Blatchley Surname Definition:

A palatal form of Blackley, q.v.

Blatchley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7411:489,14841,318
England801:696,47639,547
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Wales111:281,32115,850
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1301:187,50315,253
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:197,71117,239

Blatchley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A palatal form of Blackley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Bucks. (Bletchley.)

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bletchley; a location name in Oxon, Salop.

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

Blatchley Last Name Facts

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

Blatchley is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blatchley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 397,886th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 8,234,515 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Blatchley live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 741 people, or 1 in 489,148. In The United States Blatchley is most common in: Connecticut, where 10 percent live, Maryland, where 9 percent live and Colorado, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Blatchley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blatchley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blatchley surname rose 292 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 38 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blatchley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blatchley last name are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.08% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blatchley earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 15.08% more than the national average, earning $49,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.08% less than the national average, earning $36,728 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blatchly94142/
Blachley94106/
Blatcley941/
Bletchley895/
Blathcley891/
Blatchlay891/
Bleachley891/
Blatchlee890/
Blachly88487/
Blacley881/
Bletchly8237/
Blatzley822/
Blatsley820/
Blacly800/
Blotchlet780/
Blaxley7557/
Blazley7546/
Blochle758/
Blaclay752/
Blasley751/
Blochly750/
Bleasley711/
Blasle670/

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