Blease Surname

224,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Belize

Blease Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blaze.' St. Blaise was the patron saint of wool-combers, and his festival (Feb. 3) till recent days was faithfully commemorated in Yorkshire. A full-sized effigy of the bishop is carved in the principal entrance to the Bradford Exchange.

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Blease Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8861:62,8877,392
United States5221:694,36654,999
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Belize871:4,086765
Wales611:50,7304,716
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5911:41,2445,206
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Blease (145) may also be a first name.

Blease Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blaze.' St. Blaise was the patron saint of wool-combers, and his festival (Feb. 3) till recent days was faithfully commemorated in Yorkshire. A full-sized effigy of the bishop is carved in the principal entrance to the Bradford Exchange. As a font-name Blaise, or Blaze, just managed to survive the Reformation. Gil Bias has immortalized the name in literature; v. Puritan Nomenclature.

1550. Baptised — Blaze, daughter of — Gobdwinne: St Peter, Cornhill.

1555. Married — Blase Sawlter and Coilis Smith: ibid.

1662. — Blase Whyte to Mrs. Susanna Wright, widow: Canterbury Cath.

'Jan. 1537. Item, payed to Blaze for brawdering: Privy Purse Expenses, Princess Mary.

Blasius Billard: Patent Roll, 10 Henry VII.

Blase Caryll, temp. 1600: Visitation of London-1634.

1605. Baptised — James, s. Andrew Blase: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1744. Married — Joseph Tucker and Mary Bleeze: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Blea’s (Son): v. Blea. Also a variant of Blaze, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blease Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blease occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blease? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 224,999th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,032,953 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Blease reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 766,399th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 145 people.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 886 people, or 1 in 62,887. In England Blease is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 26 percent live, Cheshire, where 16 percent live and Merseyside, where 8 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Blease Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blease has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blease surname increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 842 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,017 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 729 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blease Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blease last name are 14.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blease earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.59% less than the national average, earning R 112,656 per year; in United States they earn 10.27% less than the national average, earning $38,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% more than the national average, earning $50,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bleaser922/
Blase918,754/
Bleas91417/
Blese9178/
Bleasher860/
Blaise8365,189/
Blaser8315,339/
Bleuse831,648/
Bleser831,635/
Bliese83628/
Blasey83560/
Blesse83489/
Blasse83302/
Blaese83294/
Bleise83286/
Blaase83260/
Bleses83162/
Blaset83144/
Bleese8389/
Blasge8381/
Blasie8369/
Bleaje8364/
Bloese8360/
Blesie8343/
Blashe8335/
Blause8314/
Blayse839/
Blasee839/
Bleads837/
Blesce834/
Blases833/
Blesed833/
Bleass833/
Bleaze832/
Blyase832/
Bledse831/
Bleshe831/
Wlease831/
Bluese831/
Bleseh831/
Vlease831/
Blasei831/
Bleast831/
Bleyse831/
Bleasy830/
Bleace830/
Bleset830/
Blas8073,359/
Bles801,845/
Blessed771,499/
Blauser77984/
Blasche77662/
Blessie77469/
Bellese77428/
Blausey77385/
Blasier77370/
Blasser77328/
Bleeser77258/
Blaisse77225/
Blessey77126/
Blassie77118/
Blasset77114/
Blasher77104/
Blesser7784/
Blaiset7782/
Blesheh7774/
Blaasse7768/
Bleusez7759/
Bliesze7759/
Blaiser7756/
Blaaser7752/
Bleazey7737/
Bleuset7731/
Blasses7726/
Blassey7722/
Bleusse7713/
Blaesse7712/
Blessee7710/
Blesset778/
Bellase778/
Blazsej778/
Blesses777/
Bleiser776/
Belleas775/
Bledsie772/
Blesseu772/
Blasech772/
Billeas771/
Blaseth771/
Blasett771/
Bleassy771/
Bleazer771/
Blesett771/
Bless'e771/
Blasies771/
Bloehse771/
Bleosse771/
Blezais771/
Bleseed771/
Blauset770/
Blascer770/
Blahses770/
Blaesey770/
Blassee770/
Blaesie770/
Blaesge770/
Bloesse770/
Bledser770/
Blais7336,963/
Blasi7316,986/
Bless7312,122/
Blass735,805/
Blesa733,276/
Blaas732,850/
Bleza732,511/
Blash732,300/
Vlase732,020/
Bleus731,926/
Blees731,603/
Blaes731,156/
Bleys73940/
Blege73922/
Blesi73856/
Blasy73684/
Blues73643/
Blasa73621/
Blest73570/
Bläse73362/
Bleis73347/
Blaus73339/
Bloes73280/
Blies73275/
Blesz73199/
Blias73166/
Blasz73156/
Blesh73132/
Blats73114/
Blesy7399/
Bleša7380/
Bleze7365/
Blise7362/
Blehs7360/
Blazs7350/
Blays7334/
Blajs7327/
Blasé735/
Bléas734/
Bllas733/
Blets733/
Blyse733/
Blads733/
Blyas732/
Blles732/
Bleez732/
Bleeß732/
Blyes731/
Blast731/
Blahs731/
Bleds731/
Bleße731/
Blaßs731/
Blasd731/
Hblas731/
Blece730/
Bleaz730/
Bleacher71492/
Blessett71302/
Bleschet7172/
Blaesche7165/
Bleissie7152/
Blaschey7128/
Bleehash7124/
Blaschei7123/
Bellasse7114/
Blaiesse7112/
Bellesse715/
Blatseas714/
Bleshher714/
Blescher712/
Bellehas711/
Belleser711/
Billejas711/
Blascher711/
Blesssed711/
Bleisher711/
Bellases711/
Billases711/
Blaiseeh711/
Mpleashe711/
Billaseh711/
Bellasie710/
Blausett710/
Blausser710/
Belleuse710/
Bellaise710/
Bllasser710/
Bleetser710/
Belles675,731/
Bloise674,818/
Bellas674,602/
Bleach671,596/
Bläser671,595/
Vlasie671,488/
Blowes671,101/
Blažys671,015/
Bleuze671,006/
Blaess67915/
Billes67797/
Blassa67764/
Blesch67677/
Blasch67577/
Billas67518/
Blouse67464/
Blisse67461/
Bülles67385/
Blezer67368/
Blassi67343/
Blezes67340/
Blashi67293/
Blessy67291/
Bleess67284/
Bleuss67231/
Blejer67219/
Blaesi67203/
Bletscher67200/
Bleijs67198/
Blazys67169/
Blaies67166/
Blessa67162/
Blazis67159/
Blesić67155/
Blessi67154/
Bleger67151/
Bloess67146/
Bleech67133/
Bellassee67122/
Bleuez67106/
Vliese67105/
Bleize67104/
Bleesz67103/
Blyzes6799/
Bleeze6789/
Blazes6779/
Blatsi6777/
Bleisa6775/
Blassy6771/
Blajos6771/
Blaush6770/
Blauss6769/
Bleiss6767/
Blaiss6763/
Bloehs6762/
Bleajă6742/
Bleije6740/
Blayes6738/
Bledge6738/
Blaesy6737/
Blejsz6733/
Blasić6729/
Bluehs6726/
Blasis6725/
Bletsh6725/
Blaisa6725/
Blesis6723/
Bleish6721/
Blagis6720/
Blaash6718/
Blaius6717/
Blayds6716/
Bloesy6715/
Blajus6715/
Blausz6713/
Vlasse6712/
Blaahs6712/
Bleshi6710/
Blasiy677/
Bliseh677/
Bleice677/
Bleusi677/
Blisey677/
Vlases676/
Bluess676/
Blajsa676/
Bluesz676/
Vlasea676/
Bleche675/
Blaisi675/
Blässe675/
Bließa675/
Blatts674/
Blaisy674/
Blayis674/
Blasha674/
Bleysi674/
Blagea674/
Blajsz674/
Bléser674/
Bletsi674/
Blausa674/
Blayos674/
Blažis674/
Bllash674/
Blasit673/
Blaust673/
Bleyis673/
Blacis673/
Blahas673/
Bluesy673/
Blisez673/
Bladås673/
Blaiseová672/
Bloesh672/
Bellassei672/
Blessé672/
Bledje672/
Bölles672/
Blieza672/
Blayas672/
Blyash672/
Bliset671/
Belloiese671/
Blasid671/
Blazsi671/
Bleist671/
Bleits671/
Bleshj671/
Blesid671/
Bleuge671/
Bliass671/
Bliess671/
Bliges671/
Bliias671/
Bliose671/
Blizee671/
Bloesz671/
Blaeze671/
Blaist671/
Bluesh671/
Wlaser671/
Wleser671/
Vlaise671/
Blazee671/
Blawes671/
Blejay671/
Blehza671/
Blegee671/
Blages671/
Bleiza671/
Blaish671/
Bellassie671/
Belleache671/
Blezza671/
Bligee671/
Blashh671/
Blasyh671/
Blazís671/
Blaëss671/
Bleece671/
Bleihs671/
Blless671/
Bloies671/
Bleisz671/
Bleius671/
Bleosi671/
Blesss671/
Bleths671/
Bleuce671/
Bleuhs671/
Blăgea671/
Bladsz671/
Bladts671/
Blajas671/
Whlase671/
Bleazi671/
Blaysa671/
Bhleza671/
Bleyes671/
Blasoy671/
Bleezh671/
Blaias671/
Billesset671/
Bloyse670/
Bluise670/
Bleuis670/
Bellhaser670/
Blisee670/
Bleues670/
Bleust670/
Bletts670/
Blaids670/
Bylles670/
Blaces670/
Bloyas670/

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