Bleakley Surname

115,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,013 people bear this surname

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

Bleakley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackley' (usually pronounced Blakeley), a township in the old parish of Manchester, (a) Local, 'of Blakeney,' which see. This corruption was an early one; v. infra, and compare Blankley for Blankuey.

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Bleakley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4321:253,11424,023
Australia9361:28,8423,902
England7861:70,8888,135
Northern Ireland3141:5,8761,078
New Zealand1501:30,1895,269
Scotland1381:38,7963,683
Canada1071:344,35131,229
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Japan291:4,408,42437,714
Wales161:193,40812,484
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3721:11,9081,630
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6061:40,2235,116
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1611:311,91724,534

Bleakley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blackley' (usually pronounced Blakeley), a township in the old parish of Manchester, (a) Local, 'of Blakeney,' which see. This corruption was an early one; v. infra, and compare Blankley for Blankuey.

Adam de Blakeneye, alias Adam de Blakeleye, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de la Blakelegh, 1301. Writs of Parliament.

1626. Jane Blakeley, of Bury, widow: Wills at Chester.

1628. Ralph Blakeley, of Bury: ibid.

1791. Baptised — William James, son of James and Esther Blackley: Reg. Canterbury Cath.

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

A variant of Blakeley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Another form of Blackley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bleakley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bleakley is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bleakley? popularity and diffusion

Bleakley is the 115,113th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,815,985 people. Bleakley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Bleakley are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bleakley is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,432 people, or 1 in 253,114. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Bleakley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bleakley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bleakley last name rose 889 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bleakley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bleakley last name are 14.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bleakley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 27.04% more than the national average, earning $54,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.62% more than the national average, earning $51,977 CAD per year.

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Bleakley Reference & Research

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