Bloor Surname

73,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bloor Surname Definition:

Local 'of Blore,' a parish in Staffordshire, (a) Occup. 'the blower' (which see), a corruption. But the local origin is manifestly the one to be chiefly considered, as Blore and its variants are very familiar to Staffordshire directories, and on the Cheshire border.

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Bloor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,4971:12,3901,822
United States6781:534,60044,420
Australia3981:67,8288,074
Iran3351:229,20217,782
Canada2641:139,56714,363
New Zealand2381:19,0273,347
Wales1521:20,3592,157
Scotland631:84,9816,133
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
India91:85,229,487684,495
Jersey71:14,1722,872
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6171:15,0742,232
Wales371:42,3902,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Bloor (99) may also be a first name.

Bloor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local 'of Blore,' a parish in Staffordshire, (a) Occup. 'the blower' (which see), a corruption. But the local origin is manifestly the one to be chiefly considered, as Blore and its variants are very familiar to Staffordshire directories, and on the Cheshire border.

1574-5. Ralph Blowre, Staffordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1618. Ralph Bloore, of Atherton: Wills at Chester.

1635. Humphrey Blore and Alice Zanckic: Marriage Lic (London).

1639. Married — William Blore and Marye Poynes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(? English) 1 belonging to Bloore or Blore - (Staffs), the Domesday Blora, a name of doubtful origin.

2 = Blower, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Bloors or Bloores similarly derive their name from Staffordshire townships.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bloor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bloor is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bloor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 73,131st most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,081,880 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Bloor reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 70 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 951,070th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 99 people.

The last name Bloor is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 4,497 people, or 1 in 12,390. In England Bloor is most common in: Staffordshire, where 30 percent are found, Cheshire, where 8 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England Bloor exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Bloor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bloor has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bloor surname grew 278 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 468 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 411 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bloor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bloor last name is primarily Catholic (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bloor last name are 21.06% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.83% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bloor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 55.68% less than the national average, earning 153,382 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 137.95% more than the national average, earning R 565,464 per year; in United States they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $48,979 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.13% less than the national average, earning $49,124 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bloore91686/
Blor89192/
Blore802,679/
Bloir8050/
Vloor8045/
Blour8011/
Blord804/
Blorh802/
Bluor801/
Blorr800/
Billor73995/
Bellor73379/
B'Lore73111/
Blyorh7310/
Bliort737/
Bliorț736/
Blourt731/
Blourd731/
Bloire730/
Bloure730/
Belloir672,152/
Billore671,280/
Bellour671,051/
Billoir67838/
Blar67112/
Bellord67110/
Velloor6781/
Bellore6778/
Bhillor6716/
Blur6711/
Wlor673/
Bellorh673/
Willoor672/
Bellior672/
Billord672/
Geeblor671/
Bellojr671/
Byllord671/
Belloer670/
Behelor670/

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