Bleakney Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

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

Bleakney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bleakney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6111:593,22248,399
Canada2361:156,12515,843
Northern Ireland781:23,6542,695
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Bleakney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bleakney is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bleakney? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 373,745th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Bleakney reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 611 people, or 1 in 593,222. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 20 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 8 percent reside.

Bleakney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bleakney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bleakney surname increased 764 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bleakney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bleakney surname are 3.4% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bleakney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.69% more than the national average, earning $46,897 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $57,267 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bleakney
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