Blellock Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Blellock Surname Definition:
Of local origin from some small place of the name. There are two places named Blelock in Perthshire (in 1652 Bleloch), and Blelack (in 1657 Bleloch) is a farm name in the parish of Logie-Coldstone, Aberdeenshire. There is also a Blailoch in Selkirk Retours (1687).
Read More About This SurnameBlellock Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
Blellock Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of local origin from some small place of the name. There are two places named Blelock in Perthshire (in 1652 Bleloch), and Blelack (in 1657 Bleloch) is a farm name in the parish of Logie-Coldstone, Aberdeenshire. There is also a Blailoch in Selkirk Retours (1687). Blelloch recorded in Leith 1941.
BLAYLOC: A rare name recorded in Annan, 1801. Suggested to be from Old English blae meaning livid or lead-colored hair, but perhaps of local origin. compare under Blellock.
Blellock Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blellock Come From? nationality or country of origin
Blellock occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Blellock? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Blellock live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 892,303. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: West Lothian, where 100 percent reside. Barring Scotland Blellock exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Blellock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Blellock has changed through the years. In England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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