Blything Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Blything 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.’

Blything Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:302,81622,992
Wales401:77,3636,557
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Scotland71:764,83125,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Blything 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

Blything Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blything is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blything? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 970,883rd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Blything live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 302,816. In England Blything is primarily concentrated in: Cheshire, where 19 percent live, Merseyside, where 17 percent live and West Sussex, where 17 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Blything Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blything has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blything Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Blything surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Blything earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 100.08% more than the national average, earning R 475,464 per year; in United States they earn 31.92% less than the national average, earning $29,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.21% more than the national average, earning $51,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bleything94227/
Blythin93558/
Blithing887/
Blething883/
Blythen80158/
Blethin801/
Blithin800/
Blesting7522/
Blystine750/
Blyshtein712/
Bleasting711/
Blistoing711/
Bleitting710/
Bleisting710/
Blethen67703/
Blessthink671/
Bletein671/
Blithen670/

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