How common is the surname Blagg?

2,321 people in the United States had the surname Blagg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,023 Americans. It ranked 13,171st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blagg?

Mary Adela Blagg, British astronomer (1858–1944), followed by Alicia Blagg.

Where is the surname Blagg most common?

Wikidata records people named Blagg in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Blagg getting more or less common?

More common. 2,250 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,321 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Blagg

A surname, carried by 2,321 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blagg is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,321 people named Blagg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,023 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,250.

#13,171

rank among US surnames

2,321

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,624)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,165	Pettyjohn	2,323	132,908
#13,166	Ziemer	2,322	132,965
#13,171	Tedeschi	2,321	133,023
#13,177	Kennison	2,320	133,080

Who is named Blagg

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

93% of people named Blagg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blaggs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mary Adela Blagg
British astronomer (1858–1944)
Alicia Blagg
British diver, born 1996

Notable Blaggs come mostly from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blagg

Blas

Blagg has the Soundex code B420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B420.

Questions

How common is the surname Blagg?: 2,321 people in the United States had the surname Blagg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,023 Americans. It ranked 13,171st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blagg?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Blagg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Blagg?: Mary Adela Blagg, British astronomer (1858–1944), followed by Alicia Blagg.
Where is the surname Blagg most common?: Wikidata records people named Blagg in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Blagg getting more or less common?: More common. 2,250 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,321 in 2010, up 3.2%.