Bleything Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Bleything 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.

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Bleything Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
England381:1,466,26563,675
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Bleything Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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.

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

Bleything Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bleything occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Bleything click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bleything? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bleything is the 1,085,744th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 32,103,727 people. The last name Bleything is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Bleything reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 1,917,772. In The United States Bleything is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 16 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 17 percent reside.

Bleything Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bleything has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bleything last name rose 788 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 950 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bleything Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bleything surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Bleything earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blything94267/
Blething943/
Blythin88558/
Blethin881/
Blesting8222/
Blithing827/
Bleasting781/
Bleitting780/
Bleisting780/
Blethen75703/
Blythen75158/
Bletein751/
Blithin750/
Blessthink741/
Bleethen711/
Bleetain711/
Blestein711/
Blasting711/
Blystine710/
Bleistine6792/
Bleustein6729/
Bluethgen6727/
Bloutoing676/
Blistoing671/
Bellating671/

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