Bleasedale Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bleasedale 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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Bleasedale Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Bleasedale 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

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
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Bleasedale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bleasedale occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bleasedale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bleasedale is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Bleasedale live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is most common in: Merseyside, where 75 percent are found, Cheshire, where 8 percent are found and Lancashire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Bleasedale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bleasedale has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bleasedale last name rose 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bleasdale952,261/
Blasedale952/
Bleassdale901/
Blaisedale900/
Blasdale89228/
Blasedal891/
Blesdale891/
Blaisdale8426/
Blazedale843/
Bleasdall842/
Blesadale842/
Bladsdale841/
Bleesdale840/
Blassdale840/
Blausdale840/
Blasdal820/
Blasdall7810/
Blessdal781/
Blaisdal780/
Blaisdall743/
Bluisdale740/
Blissdal670/
Blaisdoll630/
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