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

The surname Bletcher (Russian: Блэтчер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bletcher.

How Common Is The Last Name Bletcher? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 697,244th most common family name in the world, held by around 1 in 17,228,241 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Bletcher live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Bletcher is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 201 people, or 1 in 1,803,278. In The United States Bletcher is most prevalent in: California, where 33 percent live, Colorado, where 12 percent live and Florida, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Bletcher is found in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent live and Wales, where 7 percent live.

Bletcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bletcher has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bletcher surname grew 410 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 429 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bletcher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bletcher surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans 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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