Bletcher Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Bletcher Surname Definition:

A palatal variant of Blaker, q.v., or Blacker, q.v.

Bletcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:1,803,278118,231
England1441:386,93126,993
Wales301:103,1518,167
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1331:183,27315,057
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Bletcher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A palatal variant of Blaker, q.v., or Blacker, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Bletcher Last Name Facts

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

Bletcher (Russian: Блэтчер) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bletcher.

How Common Is The Last Name Bletcher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 697,244th most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. Bletcher occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Bletcher are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bletcher is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 33 percent reside, Colorado, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Bletcher occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent reside and Wales, where 7 percent reside.

Bletcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bletcher has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bletcher surname expanded 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bletcher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bletcher surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Bletcher earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning $46,864 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bletscher94200/
Blestcher9448/
Blettcher942/
Blethcher941/
Blecher932,501/
Bleicher884,424/
Bleacher88492/
Blatcher88435/
Bleecher88250/
Blechert88216/
Blotcher8832/
Bleycher886/
Bletchie885/
Bliecher883/
Vletcher882/
Blescher882/
Blitcher881/
Blechere881/
Bleucher881/
Bletchir880/
Bleche865/
Bleichert82347/
Blechtser821/
Blicher80743/
Bletzer80183/
Bletchi80168/
Blekher80164/
Blechet80154/
Bletchy8023/
Blycher8010/
Bleiche803/
Wlecher801/
Blieche801/
Bleches801/
Blechez801/
Blechie801/
Blechir800/
Blecherová787/
Bellechere781/
Blece770/
Blaicher75328/
Bleykher7580/
Bleschet7572/
Blychert7566/
Blichert7540/
Bleikher7518/
Bellecer7516/
Blekheir7512/
Bleytchi758/
Blechior755/
Bleshher754/
Blaycher752/
Blettger752/
Blicherz751/
Belleche751/
Bleisher751/
Blajcher751/
Blechoir751/
Bleasher750/
Bleetser750/
Bliesher750/
Blecha713,444/
Bleser711,635/
Blezer71368/
Blejer71219/
Bleger71151/
Blajchert7157/
B'Leikher718/
Bleice717/
Bleikheir716/
Bliche716/
Blesce714/
Belleiche713/
Blechi713/
Blyche712/
Bléher712/
Blekheire711/
Bleshe711/
Blieseher711/
Vleche711/
Belleache711/
Bleece711/
Bleuce711/
Buellecer711/
Buillecer711/
Bleace710/
Bletze710/
Blitzer67848/
Bläsche67362/
Bleeser67258/
Bleyzer67128/
Blische67122/
Blesser6784/
Blecich6780/
Blesheh6774/
Blyseth6770/
Blähser6726/
Blesich6724/
Blykher6711/
Blikher6710/
Billece677/
Bleiger677/
Bleiser676/
Blajher675/
Bléchet675/
Blitchi675/
Bellece674/
Blekhir673/
Bleaser672/
Bliezer672/
Bleezer672/
Bleizer672/
Bleacha671/
Bleazer671/
Blieser671/
Blehzeh671/
Blaiche671/
Bliczer671/
Blitger671/
Blesjer671/
Blezier670/
Blichie670/
Bledser670/

Bletcher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bletcher in the Russian language
Блэтчерbletcer-

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