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

The last name Bligh is found in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname is the 107,581^st most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,680,320 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 36 percent of Bligh are found; 36 percent are found in Australasia and 36 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 547,545^th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 264 people.

The surname Bligh is most numerous in Australia, where it is borne by 1,512 people, or 1 in 17,854. In Australia Bligh is most frequent in: Victoria, where 47 percent reside, New South Wales, where 26 percent reside and Queensland, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Australia this last name is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Bligh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bligh has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bligh surname grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 386 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 29 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bligh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bligh are 2.51% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bligh earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.49% more than the national average, earning R 238,800 per year; in United States they earn 24% more than the national average, earning $53,506 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.44% more than the national average, earning $51,392 CAD per year.