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
Blore Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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