Bledshaw Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

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

Bledshaw Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'people originating from a town on Lake Bled in the Upper Carniolan region, northwestern Slovenia'. Related to Bledsoe, Bledshaw, Bletsoe, Blednov, etc.

Bledshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Bledshaw Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'people originating from a town on Lake Bled in the Upper Carniolan region, northwestern Slovenia'. Related to Bledsoe, Bledshaw, Bletsoe, Blednov, etc.

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Bledshaw Last Name Facts

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

Bledshaw is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bledshaw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Bledshaw is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Bledshaw reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Bledshaw is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States Bledshaw is most frequent in: Washington, where 40 percent live, Arkansas, where 20 percent live and Illinois, where 20 percent live.

Bledshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bledshaw has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bledshaw surname fell 62 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bledshaw Last Name Statistics demography

Bledshaw earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bledsaw93611/
Bleshaw931/
Bladshaw882/
Bledshow881/
Bleadsaw880/
Billeshaw821/
Bledsow806/
Blodsaw801/
Bladsaw801/
Bleshova7511/
Bledsowe751/
Blaidsaw750/
Blesab711/
Blishav672/
Bledsob671/
Bleshov671/
Bledsov670/

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