# Blakley (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/blakley/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,898 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,855 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 52,347 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.5% (5,642 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Blakeley.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blakley 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) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Blakley in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Blakley

- Ronee Blakley, actress, singer
- William A. Blakley, American politician (1898–1976)
- Claudie Blakley, British actress (born 1974)

## Similar surnames

Blakely, Blakeley, Bulkley, Blackley, Blackwell, Blackwelder, Blackledge, Blacklock, Belisle.

## 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.