Blazdell Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Blazdell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bleasdale,' a chapelry in the parish of Lancaster. The surname is still chiefly found in that district. But it has managed to cross the Atlantic, and lives in Boston in a slightly varied form.

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Blazdell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748

Blazdell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bleasdale,' a chapelry in the parish of Lancaster. The surname is still chiefly found in that district. But it has managed to cross the Atlantic, and lives in Boston in a slightly varied form.

John Bleasdale, of Inkleingreen, in Bo)land, 1619: Wills at Chester.

Robert Bteasdall, of Bolland, 1611: ibid.

Henry Bleasdall, of Chepin, husbandman, 1616: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Alice Bleasdaile, of Chipping, 1668: ibid.

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

A variant of Bleasdale, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

BLAISDALE: Local. From the old English word Blase, sprouting forth, luxuriant; and dale, a valley.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

BLASEDALE: Local. A place in Lancashire, England.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

The Bleasdales of Preston are named after a chapelry in the county. Lawrence Bleasdale was master of the Clitheroe grammar - school in 1748 (W. W.).

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

Blazdell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blazdell is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blazdell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blazdell is the 3,730,171st most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Blazdell reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England it is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 46 percent live, Surrey, where 15 percent live and Greater London, where 15 percent live. Besides England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 4 percent live and Greece, where 4 percent live.

Blazdell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blazdell has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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