How common is the surname Blade?

1,826 people in the United States had the surname Blade in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. It ranked 15,912th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blade?

Brian Blade, American jazz drummer, followed by Barrett Blade.

Where is the surname Blade most common?

Wikidata records people named Blade in the United States.

Is the surname Blade getting more or less common?

More common. 1,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,826 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Blade

A surname, carried by 1,826 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blade is more common than 90.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,826 people named Blade in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,634.

#15,912

rank among US surnames

1,826

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+11.8%

change since 2000 (was #16,249)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,903	Hohl	1,828	168,898
#15,907	Mullican	1,827	168,990
#15,912	Sautter	1,826	169,083

Who is named Blade

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

58% of people named Blade identified as white (not Hispanic), 38% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 38%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blades

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brian Blade
American jazz drummer, born 1970
Barrett Blade
American pornographic actor, born 1973

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Blade

Bald

Blade has the Soundex code B430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B430.

Questions

How common is the surname Blade?: 1,826 people in the United States had the surname Blade in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. It ranked 15,912th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blade?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Blade identified as white (not Hispanic), and 38% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blade?: Brian Blade, American jazz drummer, followed by Barrett Blade.
Where is the surname Blade most common?: Wikidata records people named Blade in the United States.
Is the surname Blade getting more or less common?: More common. 1,634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,826 in 2010, up 12%.