Blythe Surname

27,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Blythe 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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Blythe 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
United States11,0661:32,7544,088
England4,5351:12,2861,809
Australia1,2881:20,9592,911
Canada6251:58,9536,943
Jamaica4481:6,406797
Scotland2511:21,3302,462
New Zealand1981:22,8704,013
Israel1901:45,0406,057
Northern Ireland1641:11,2501,712
Wales1451:21,3422,263
South Africa821:660,70448,422
Japan511:2,506,75130,743
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Panama261:150,4714,892
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Guam121:13,3432,098
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
India71:109,580,769786,157
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France61:11,070,454349,096
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
China21:683,660,78330,601
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Macau11:601,6301,582
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland991:44,7463,937
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0801:11,7191,791
Scotland1701:22,0192,113
Wales311:50,5942,584
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1481:23,3792,925

Blythe (4,289) may also be a first name.

Blythe 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
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Blythe Demographics

Average Blythe Salary in
United States

$41,818 USD

Per year
Rank:
691,630 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00293562
Rank: 4,195 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
96.91%
Sample size: 5,987 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Blythe Last Name Facts

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

Blythe is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blythe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 27,855th most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 377,613 people. The surname Blythe is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Blythe are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 52 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Blythe is also the 105,657th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 4,289 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11,066 people, or 1 in 32,754. In The United States Blythe is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States Blythe exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Blythe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blythe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blythe last name increased 515 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 148 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 468 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Blythe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Blythe last name are 14.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Blythe earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.9% less than the national average, earning R 152,328 per year; in United States they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $41,818 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $50,906 CAD per year.

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