How common is the surname Blades?

4,558 people in the United States had the surname Blades in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,737 Americans. It ranked 7,320th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blades?

Kennedy Blades, American wrestler (born 2003), followed by Jack Blades.

Where is the surname Blades most common?

Wikidata records people named Blades in the United States.

Is the surname Blades getting more or less common?

More common. 4,406 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,558 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Blades

A surname, carried by 4,558 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blades is more common than 95.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,558 people named Blades in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,737 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,406.

#7,320

rank among US surnames

4,558

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #7,013)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,315	Cofer	4,561	67,693
#7,317	Monte	4,560	67,707
#7,319	Raby	4,559	67,722
#7,320	Blades	4,558	67,737
#7,322	Cyrus	4,557	67,752

Who is named Blades

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

80% of people named Blades identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bladess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kennedy Blades
American wrestler (born 2003)
Jack Blades
American musician, born 1954

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blades

Blades has the Soundex code B432, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B432.

Questions

How common is the surname Blades?: 4,558 people in the United States had the surname Blades in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,737 Americans. It ranked 7,320th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blades?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Blades identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blades?: Kennedy Blades, American wrestler (born 2003), followed by Jack Blades.
Where is the surname Blades most common?: Wikidata records people named Blades in the United States.
Is the surname Blades getting more or less common?: More common. 4,406 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,558 in 2010, up 3.4%.