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Where Does The Last Name Blessington Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Blessington has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Blessington.

How Common Is The Last Name Blessington? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Blessington is the 425,369^th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,963,771 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Blessington reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 859,937^th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 118 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 495 people, or 1 in 732,240. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found, Iowa, where 6 percent are found and Arizona, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.

Blessington Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Blessington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blessington surname expanded 384 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 43 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blessington Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Blessington last name is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Blessington surname are 1.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Blessington earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.41% more than the national average, earning $52,388 USD per year.