How common is the surname Bledsoe?

18,510 people in the United States had the surname Bledsoe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,680 Americans. It ranked 1,948th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bledsoe?

Eric Bledsoe, American basketball player (born 1989), followed by Tempestt Bledsoe.

Where is the surname Bledsoe most common?

Wikidata records people named Bledsoe in the United States.

How do you pronounce Bledsoe?

Bledsoe is /ˈblɛdsoʊ/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Bledsoe getting more or less common?

More common. 17,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,510 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Bledsoe

A surname, carried by 18,510 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈblɛdsoʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex B432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bledsoe is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 18,510 people named Bledsoe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,680 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,934.

#1,948

rank among US surnames

18,510

people in 2010

6.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #1,841)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,939	Banuelos	18,636	16,567
#1,940	Spangler	18,622	16,580
#1,941	Mondragon	18,620	16,581
#1,942	Fair	18,609	16,591
#1,943	Rizzo	18,605	16,595
#1,944	Sands	18,584	16,614
#1,945	Queen	18,557	16,638

Who is named Bledsoe

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

75% of people named Bledsoe identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bledsoes

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eric Bledsoe
American basketball player (born 1989)
Tempestt Bledsoe
American actress, born 1973
Drew Bledsoe
American football player, quarterback, born 1972
Jules Bledsoe
American opera singer, 1897–1943
Jesse Bledsoe
American politician (1776–1836)

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Blades

Bledsoe 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 Bledsoe?: 18,510 people in the United States had the surname Bledsoe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,680 Americans. It ranked 1,948th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bledsoe?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Bledsoe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bledsoe?: Eric Bledsoe, American basketball player (born 1989), followed by Tempestt Bledsoe.
Where is the surname Bledsoe most common?: Wikidata records people named Bledsoe in the United States.
How do you pronounce Bledsoe?: Bledsoe is /ˈblɛdsoʊ/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Bledsoe getting more or less common?: More common. 17,934 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,510 in 2010, up 3.2%.