Blyth Surname

36,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,555 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Blyth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. Middle English blithe, gladsome, happy, a sunshiny fellow, (a) Local, 'of Blyth, 'a parish in Northumb., also a parish in diocese of Southwell. This would not explain Blythman, which belongs to (1).

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Blyth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,5421:10,0541,489
Australia2,7541:9,8021,462
Scotland1,9181:2,791518
United States1,5571:232,79322,391
Canada1,0331:35,6694,547
New Zealand5511:8,2181,405
South Africa4231:128,08015,034
Wales1801:17,1921,863
Ireland781:60,3714,039
Israel781:109,71312,377
France671:991,384111,008
Northern Ireland651:28,3853,035
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Spain251:1,870,08151,392
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
India71:109,580,769786,157
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
China41:341,830,39216,990
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland591:75,0825,404
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8771:8,4721,286
Scotland1,8381:2,037371
Isle of Man91:6,030597
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2361:212,79118,243

Blyth (354) may also be a first name.

Blyth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Middle English blithe, gladsome, happy, a sunshiny fellow, (a) Local, 'of Blyth, 'a parish in Northumb., also a parish in diocese of Southwell. This would not explain Blythman, which belongs to (1). 'My purpos was to have deyned to-day At Blythe or Dankastere.: Robin Hode.

William de Blithe Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus de Blythe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robert de Blythe. Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

William Blythman, Yorkshire Durham Household Book (Surtees Society).

1569. Christopher Blitheman: Register of the University of Oxford.

Parse Blithman, 1539, Newcastle-upon-Tyne (citizen capable of bearing arms): Welford's History of Newcastle and Gateshead.

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

Of territorial origin from the old barony of the same name in the lordship of Lauderdale. The place name still exists as that of an extensive farm. William de Blyth, persons of Chimesyde, Berwickshire, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 207), and in 1302 the seal of Adam de Blyth was appended to an account of goods purchased at Perth (ibid., II, p. 354). James Blyth was burgess of Dundy (Dundee) in 1485 (RHM., 1, p. 142), and William Blitht was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1488 (NSCM., I, p. 34). Andrew Blyt was admitted burgess, 1524 (ibid., p. 48). Richard Blyth represented Dundee in Parliament in 1567, Cuthbert Blyth was burgess of Edinburgh in 1563 (Laing, 757), Robert Blyth was retoured heir in land of Brounslope, Berwickshire, in 1646 (Retours, Berwicks Arne, 262), and Arnchibald Blyth appears as baxter in Dysart in 1691 (Dysart, p. 54). Blyth was a common name among the Border Gypsies, a late "Queen" being Esther Faa Blyth (d. 12th July, 1883). Blaith and Blith 1684. Other old forms of the name are Blytht and Blyithe.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Merry, Joyful, Pleasant. [Middle English blythe, blithe, Old English bliðe =Dut. blijde, blij] (English or Celtic) belonging to Blyth, named from the river. [Old English bliðe, calm, smooth; or the Welsh blydd (dd=th as in them), smooth] But the Notts Blyth does not appear to be named from a river, and it must be taken to represent the Anglo-Saxon pers. name-stem Blið- with the local suff. dropped.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Blyth (gentle or merry), in Nottinghamshire; dweller near the Blyth or Blythe rivers in England; one with a gay or pleasant disposition.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

1. Towns in Yorkshire and Northumberland, and rivers in several counties. 2. The adjective blithe, merry, gay; whence Blythman.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Glad, gay, joyful Blyth, local, a town in England.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Northumberland, Nottinghamshire.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Blyth Religious Adherence
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Sample size: 59 (1901)

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Blyth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blyth is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blyth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 36,249th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 500,690 people. Blyth is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Blyth reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. Blyth is also the 463,079th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 354 people.

The surname Blyth is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 5,542 people, or 1 in 10,054. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 14 percent are found, Norfolk, where 9 percent are found and Essex, where 5 percent are found. Other than England this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.

Blyth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blyth has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Blyth last name rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 104 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 660 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 132 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blyth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Blyth surname is principally Anglican (31%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Blyth last name are 9.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.7% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blyth earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.6% more than the national average, earning R 350,760 per year; in United States they earn 12.14% more than the national average, earning $48,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.82% more than the national average, earning $53,569 CAD per year.

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