Blelock Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Northern Ireland
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Blelock Surname Definition:

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.

Blelock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Blelock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Blelock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blelock is most common in Northern Ireland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blelock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Blelock reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Blelock is most commonly held in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 131,788. In Northern Ireland Blelock is primarily concentrated in: Ulster, where 100 percent reside. Not including Northern Ireland Blelock is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Scotland, where 5 percent reside.

Blelock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blelock has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blelock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blaelock934/
Bleylock932/
Blealock930/
Blalock8616,951/
Blylock864/
Blolock860/
Blaylock8014,669/
Blailock80157/
Blallock804/
Blaloc773/
Blalok770/
Bllaylock750/
Blalack71845/
Blayloc718/
Blalouk711/
Blailok711/
Blaylack6732/
Blayluck671/
Blaylosk670/
Blaylook670/
Blaliak571/

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