Blezard Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Blezard Surname Definition:

= Blaze (q.v.) + the French diminutive or intens, suff. -ard, Teutonic hard/t, ‘hard.’

Blezard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5171:107,77211,228
Canada671:549,93446,038
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Australia301:899,85754,700
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Scotland101:535,38220,332
France71:9,488,960336,266
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3761:64,8287,451
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Blezard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Blaze (q.v.) + the French diminutive or intens, suff. -ard, Teutonic hard/t, ‘hard.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blezard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blezard is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blezard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 472,684th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. Blezard is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Blezard are found; 75 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 517 people, or 1 in 107,772. In England Blezard is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 33 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Blezard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blezard has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Blezard surname rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blezard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Blezard are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Blezard earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $45,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.73% less than the national average, earning $44,353 CAD per year.

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