Blore Surname

162,354th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Blore 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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Blore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,0281:26,2603,574
England5981:93,1749,986
United States3841:943,90370,502
South Africa2071:261,72826,279
Canada1961:187,98818,553
India1291:5,946,243139,967
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Wales301:103,1518,167
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3611:67,5227,683
Wales51:313,68310,604
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Blore (14) may also be a first name.

Blore 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

A parish in Staffordshire, comprising the district called 'Bloreheath, memorable for the great battle between the Yorkists and Lancastrians in 1459.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

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

Blore Last Name Facts

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

Blore is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blore? popularity and diffusion

It is the 162,354th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,720,249 people. This last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 39 percent of Blore live; 39 percent live in Australasia and 39 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

Blore is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 1,028 people, or 1 in 26,260. In Australia it is most common in: New South Wales, where 77 percent live, South Australia, where 13 percent live and Queensland, where 4 percent live. Other than Australia this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Blore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blore has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Blore surname increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,097 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Blore surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blore earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 273.17% more than the national average, earning R 886,788 per year; in United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,462 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $49,367 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bloore91686/
B'Lore91111/
Bloret9136/
Blores9121/
Blorie9113/
Blorer912/
Bloure910/
Bloire910/
Blor89192/
Billore831,280/
Bellore8378/
Blorett831/
Blouret830/
Bloures830/
Bloor806,736/
Blare80298/
Bloir8050/
Blori8038/
Blere8019/
Blour8011/
Blora807/
Blure805/
Blord804/
Blorh802/
Blory802/
Bluor801/
Blorr800/
Billoire77179/
Bellorge7762/
Bellorie7742/
Billoret7729/
Billorer7725/
Belloire7720/
Bhillore7713/
Billorey7712/
Bellores776/
Billorea774/
Bellorer773/
Blourett772/
Billored771/
Billor73995/
Bellor73379/
Blaret73306/
Blarer73171/
Bloori7364/
Blarre7361/
Bliora7344/
Blarez7341/
Blouri7333/
Blerie7316/
Blorio7315/
Blurie7312/
Bloris7311/
Vlores7310/
Blyorh7310/
Bliort737/
Bliorț736/
Bhlare735/
Blarie735/
Blaere734/
Blarey732/
Blures732/
Blérie732/
Blareu731/
Blhure731/
Blourd731/
Blourt731/
Blurey731/
Bluori731/
Bloryh730/
Bellorgey7116/
Billiores712/
Belloir672,152/
Bellora671,728/
Vellore671,409/
Bellour671,051/
Billoir67838/
Bellare67311/
Billure67206/
Billare67204/
Bellere67155/
Billora67121/
Blar67112/
Bellord67110/
Bellure6788/
Bellori6758/
Billere6749/
Billori6743/
Blurieh6734/
Bhillor6716/
Billoré6714/
Billory679/
Villore678/
Willore678/
Blaurer674/
Bleuret674/
Bellorh673/
Bellior672/
Billord672/
Bhllare671/
Blarrey671/
Geeblor671/
Bellojr671/
Bellory671/
Byllord671/
Billère671/
Blharet671/
Behelor670/
Bleures670/
Blouris670/

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