Blythen Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Blythen Surname Definition:

For Blything, q.v. (English) belongingto Blything (Suff.), apparently not an Anglo-Saxon patronymic, but named from the River Blythe (v. Blyth2) + East. English ing, 'meadow.’

Blythen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:784,76142,668
Wales641:48,3524,540
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales361:43,5672,298
England311:786,30235,304

Blythen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Blything, q.v. (English) belongingto Blything (Suff.), apparently not an Anglo-Saxon patronymic, but named from the River Blythe (v. Blyth2) + East. English ing, 'meadow.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blythen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blythen occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Blythen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blythen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Blythen reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England it is primarily concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 52 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Surrey, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 41 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 percent reside.

Blythen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blythen has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Blythen last name grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blethen86703/
Blythin86558/
Blythyn8637/
Blithen860/
Blything80267/
Bleethen801/
Blystene800/
Bleten7721/
Bliten7711/
Vlyten771/
Blethn771/
Bleything75227/
Blaysteyn754/
Blyshtein752/
Blethyn71115/
Bletgen7193/
Blitgen7166/
Blisten7157/
Bletean7134/
Blätgen7119/
Bleuten717/
Bletten716/
Bletien712/
Blitten711/
Blethem711/
Bletein711/
Blethin711/
Blaiten710/
Blithin710/
Blitene710/
Blettgen6748/
Blistein6748/
Bleitgen6740/
Blaisten6733/
Blättgen6726/
Blithing677/
Bluitgen674/
Blistene673/
Blething673/
Blestein671/
Blystine670/
Billeten670/
Bleathyn670/

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