Bletsoe Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Bletsoe Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bletsoe.' a parish in the county of Bedford, six miles from Bedford.

John de Bletsho, temp. 35 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

Sir John Bletso, 21 Henry VIII: ibid.

Read More About This Surname

Bletsoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:884,41445,970
Scotland251:214,15311,205
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176

Bletsoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bletsoe.' a parish in the county of Bedford, six miles from Bedford.

John de Bletsho, temp. 35 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

Sir John Bletso, 21 Henry VIII: ibid.

1587. George Bleatsoand and Elizabeth Dudley: Marriage Lic. (London).

1641. Baptised — Hugh, s Nicholas Bletsor (sic): St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

BLETSHO: Bletsoe, a parish in Bedfordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

BLETSHO: From bleit-tshei, the dwelling of the wolf; or bledzhan, a flower-blossom. A correspondent suggests that the name may have been corrupted from that of Bolitho.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'people originating from a town on Lake Bled in the Upper Carniolan region, northwestern Slovenia'. Related to Bledsoe, Bledshaw, Bletsoe, Blednov, etc.

- rbledsaw3

Bletsoe Last Name Facts

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

Bletsoe is found most frequently in England. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bletsoe.

How Common Is The Last Name Bletsoe? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,612,213th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Bletsoe live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 884,414. In England Bletsoe is most common in: Northamptonshire, where 32 percent live, Dorset, where 13 percent live and Somerset, where 11 percent live. Excluding England Bletsoe exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Bletsoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bletsoe has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 3 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bletsoe Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bletsoe earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 38.32% less than the national average, earning $26,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.11% more than the national average, earning $59,674 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blesoe9213/
Bledsoe8624,631/
Bletsou86183/
Bleasoe863/
Bleesoe862/
Blezsoe861/
Blitsoe860/
Blessoe860/
Bleadsoe8016/
Bleedsoe804/
Bleddsoe803/
Bleudsoe802/
Bledsoes802/
Bledshoe802/
Bledsowe801/
Blesae773/
Blezoe772/
Bledsue7135/
Vletsou7126/
Blodsoe715/
Bladsoe713/
Bledsae713/
Bleisae713/
Bledsou711/
Bledseu711/
Bliosoe710/
Blissoe710/
Blidsoe710/
Bletchou6718/
Bletchie675/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bletsoe
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis