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

The last name Blighe occurs in Ireland more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname is the 1,518,885^th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Blighe reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 68,245. In Ireland it is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 61 percent live and Connaught, where 39 percent live. Beside Ireland this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 44 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Blighe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Blighe has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Blighe surname expanded 627 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 375 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blighe Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.