de Blaquiere Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

de Blaquiere Surname Definition:

John Blaquiere, Esq., settled in England after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685, and his son, Sir John B., was created Baron de Blaquiere in the peerage of Ireland. The chief branch of the family had been long seated at Sorraye, in Limousin, and had ranked among the noblesse of France for more than five hundred years.

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de Blaquiere Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia591:457,55435,515
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

de Blaquiere Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

John Blaquiere, Esq., settled in England after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685, and his son, Sir John B., was created Baron de Blaquiere in the peerage of Ireland. The chief branch of the family had been long seated at Sorraye, in Limousin, and had ranked among the noblesse of France for more than five hundred years. Previously to the expatriation, the immediate ancestry of Mr. John B. resided at Loreze in Languedoc. Courthope's Debrett.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

de Blaquiere Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Blaquiere occurs in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name de Blaquiere? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,020,555th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname de Blaquiere is mostly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of de Blaquiere live; 69 percent live in Australasia and 69 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name de Blaquiere is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 457,554. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 73 percent reside and South Australia, where 27 percent reside. Barring Australia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

de Blaquiere Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of de Blaquiere has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the de Blaquiere last name grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Blaquiere Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (91%) in Ireland.

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