Blore Surname
Approximately 2,679 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBlore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,028 | 1:26,260 | 3,574 |
| England | 598 | 1:93,174 | 9,986 |
| United States | 384 | 1:943,903 | 70,502 |
| South Africa | 207 | 1:261,728 | 26,279 |
| Canada | 196 | 1:187,988 | 18,553 |
| India | 129 | 1:5,946,243 | 139,967 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Northern Ireland | 10 | 1:184,504 | 9,341 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 361 | 1:67,522 | 7,683 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
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.
(? English) 1 belonging to Bloore or Blore - (Staffs), the Domesday Blora, a name of doubtful origin.
2 = Blower, q.v.
A parish in Staffordshire, comprising the district called 'Bloreheath, memorable for the great battle between the Yorkists and Lancastrians in 1459.
A location name in Staffordshire.
The Bloors or Bloores similarly derive their name from Staffordshire townships.
Blore Demographics
Average Blore Salary in
United States
$47,462 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Blore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blore Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Blore is found in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Blore click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blore? popularity and diffusion
The surname Blore is the 162,354th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,720,249 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 39 percent of Blore reside; 39 percent reside in Australasia and 39 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 14 people.
It is most prevalent in Australia, where it is borne by 1,028 people, or 1 in 26,260. In Australia Blore is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 77 percent are found, South Australia, where 13 percent are found and Queensland, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Australia this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Blore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Blore has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blore surname expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,097 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 3,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blore Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Blore surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Blore last name are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.87% being registered with 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.
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