# Blakeney (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/blakeney/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,107 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,070 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 75,175 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.0% (3,911 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From either Old English blæc (“black”) (oblique definite declension blacan), or from Old English personal name Blaca (genitive singular Blacan) + īeġ (“island”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blakeney in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 52% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Blakeney in the United States.

## People named Blakeney

- Olive Blakeney, American actress (1894-1959)
- Antonio Blakeney, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Albert Blakeney, American politician (1850-1924)

## Similar surnames

Blakney, Blackmon, Blackman, Blakemore, Blakeman, Blackmer, Blessing, Blackmore, Belknap, Balcom, Blasingame, Balsamo.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.