Blethyn Surname Origin, Meaning & Last Name History

Blethyn Surname

1,701,480^th

Most Common

surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:

England

Highest density in:

Wales

Blethyn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blethyn' (Welsh). Meredith ap Blethyn was prince of N. Wales in the eleventh cent.' (Lower). At the Survey we see that King William was Lord of this manor (Mileham), but soon after Alan, son of Flaald, obtained it by the gilt of William the Conqueror; also the castle of Oswaldstrey in Shropshire, which belonged to Meredith ap Blethyn, a Welshman or Briton': History of Norfolk.

Blethyn Surname Distribution Map

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
England	45	1:1,238,179	56,985
Wales	42	1:73,679	6,340
Australia	26	1:1,038,296	59,744
United States	2	1:181,229,466	1,556,795

Place	Incidence	Frequency	Rank in Area
Wales	39	1:40,216	2,129
England	9	1:2,708,374	73,770

Blethyn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? ^{meaning and history}

Frederick Blethyn C. Hulton appears in the obituary of Manchester Guardian, June 10, 1886, descended from Blethyn de Hulton. temp. Edward II.

Robert Blevyn, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lewelyn ap Bledyn, 1313. Writs of Parliament.

Nicholas Blythewm, Close Rolls, 42 Edward III.

'William Blethyn, bishop of Landaff,' writes to Sir Francis Walsingham, Feb. 3, 1579: Rec. Office, Cal. State Papers (Domestic).

1601-2. Philemon Blethin, of Llandaff: Register of the University of Oxford.

James Blevin, of Croston, Lancashire, husbandman, 1669: Wills at Chester.

Jennet Blevins, of Formby, 1677: ibid.

Richard Blevin, of North Meols (Southport), 1627: ibid. (1621-50).

As will be seen below, the name is still represented in that district For a sharpened form, v. Plethin.

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An ancient Welsh personal name. Meredith ap Blethyn was prince of North Wales in the XI. cent.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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Blethyn Last Name Facts

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

Blethyn occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Blethyn.

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

The last name is the 1,701,480^th most numerous last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. The surname Blethyn is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Blethyn reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,238,179. In England Blethyn is mostly concentrated in: Hertfordshire, where 16 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 13 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 13 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 23 percent are found.

Blethyn Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Blethyn has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Blethyn surname rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Surname	Similarity	Worldwide Incidence	Prevalency
Bleathyn	93	0	/
Blethn	92	1	/
Blethen	86	703	/
Blythyn	86	37	/
Blethin	86	1	/
Bleyn	83	292	/
Blehn	83	23	/
Bleethen	80	1	/
Blehen	77	37	/
Blehin	77	29	/
Blahyn	77	27	/
Bleten	77	21	/
Blesyn	77	1	/
Bleyne	77	1	/
Blythin	71	558	/
Blythen	71	158	/
Blahyna	71	40	/
Blechen	71	36	/
Blessyn	71	20	/
Blyshyn	71	16	/
Bleheen	71	13	/
Bleuten	71	7	/
Bletten	71	6	/
Bletien	71	2	/
Blestin	71	1	/
Blehoin	71	1	/
Belleyn	71	1	/
Blithen	71	0	/
Blithin	71	0	/
Blein	67	1,578	/
Blean	67	188	/
Blayn	67	75	/
Bleym	67	53	/
Vlehn	67	23	/
Blesting	67	22	/
Blene	67	22	/
Bleching	67	3	/
Bleun	67	2	/
Bljhn	67	1	/
Bhlen	67	1	/
Blhin	67	1	/
Bleichen	67	1	/
Bleistin	67	0	/
Blehsing	67	0	/
Billeten	67	0	/

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