How common is the surname Blakely?

11,669 people in the United States had the surname Blakely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,459 Americans. It ranked 3,077th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blakely?

Susan Blakely, American actress, followed by Sara Blakely.

Where is the surname Blakely most common?

Wikidata records people named Blakely in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Blakely getting more or less common?

More common. 11,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,669 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Blakely also a first name?

Yes. Blakely is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Blakely

A surname, carried by 11,669 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B424 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blakely is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

Variant of Blakeley.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,669 people named Blakely in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,459 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,300.

#3,077

rank among US surnames

11,669

people in 2010

4.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,924)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,068	Finnegan	11,695	26,400
#3,069	Soares	11,694	26,402
#3,070	Godoy	11,690	26,411
#3,071	Carl	11,689	26,413
#3,072	Hildebrand	11,687	26,418
#3,073	Merino	11,684	26,425
#3,074	Rawls	11,679	26,436

Who is named Blakely

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

63% of people named Blakely identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 31%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blakelys

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Susan Blakely
American actress, born 1948
Sara Blakely
American businesswoman (1971-)
Rachel Blakely
Australian actress, born 1968
William Faris Blakely
Australian botanist (1875-1941)
Marqus Blakely
American basketball player (born 1988)
Skye Blakely
American gymnast, born 2005

Notable Blakelys come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blakely

Blakely has the Soundex code B424, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B424.

Questions

Where does the surname Blakely come from?: Variant of Blakeley.
How common is the surname Blakely?: 11,669 people in the United States had the surname Blakely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,459 Americans. It ranked 3,077th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blakely?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Blakely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blakely?: Susan Blakely, American actress, followed by Sara Blakely.
Where is the surname Blakely most common?: Wikidata records people named Blakely in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Blakely getting more or less common?: More common. 11,300 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,669 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Blakely also a first name?: Yes. Blakely is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.