Bledsoe Surname

22,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,631 people bear this surname

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

Bledsoe Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Bletsoe (Blaecci’s hill), in Bedfordshire.

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Bledsoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States24,5351:14,7731,851
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Guam81:20,0153,029
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9101:17,2572,193

Bledsoe (62) may also be a first name.

Bledsoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Bletsoe (Blaecci’s hill), in Bedfordshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

- rbledsaw3

Bledsoe Last Name Facts

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

Bledsoe occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bledsoe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bledsoe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bledsoe is the 22,078th most frequently occurring family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 295,869 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Bledsoe live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bledsoe is also the 1,246,114th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 62 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 24,535 people, or 1 in 14,773. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Tennessee, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Bledsoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bledsoe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bledsoe surname rose 843 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bledsoe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bledsoe last name are 15.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.05% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bledsoe earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.14% less than the national average, earning $39,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.73% less than the national average, earning $36,404 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bleadsoe9316/
Bleedsoe934/
Bleddsoe933/
Bleudsoe932/
Bledsoes932/
Bledshoe932/
Bledsowe931/
Blesoe9213/
Bletsoe86125/
Bledsue8635/
Blodsoe865/
Bledsae863/
Bleasoe863/
Bladsoe863/
Bleesoe862/
Bledseu861/
Bledsou861/
Blezsoe861/
Blidsoe860/
Blessoe860/
Blesae773/
Blezoe772/
Bletsou71183/
Bleisae713/
Bledsay711/
Bledsau711/
Blitsoe710/
Blissoe710/
Bliosoe710/

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Bledsoe Reference & Research

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bledsoe
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