How common is the surname Blyth?

907 people in the United States had the surname Blyth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 340,403 Americans. It ranked 26,814th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Blyth?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Blyth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Blyth?

Ann Blyth, American actress (1927–2026).

Where is the surname Blyth most common?

Wikidata records people named Blyth in the United States.

How do you pronounce Blyth?

Blyth is /blaɪð/, one syllable.

Is the surname Blyth getting more or less common?

Less common. 909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 907 in 2010, down 0.2%.

The surname Blyth

An English place surname, carried by 907 people in the United States.

Pronounced /blaɪð/ 1 syllable Soundex B430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blyth is more common than 83.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English blīþe. The surname derives partly from the place names, partly from a nickname.

Blyth is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 907 people named Blyth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 340,403 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 909.

#26,814

rank among US surnames

907

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.2%

change since 2000 (was #25,524)

Who is named Blyth

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

97% of people named Blyth identified as white (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blyths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ann Blyth
American actress (1927–2026)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Blyth

Blythe

Blyth has the Soundex code B430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B430.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Blyth come from?: From Old English blīþe. The surname derives partly from the place names, partly from a nickname.
How common is the surname Blyth?: 907 people in the United States had the surname Blyth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 340,403 Americans. It ranked 26,814th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blyth?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Blyth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 0.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Blyth?: Ann Blyth, American actress (1927–2026).
Where is the surname Blyth most common?: Wikidata records people named Blyth in the United States.
How do you pronounce Blyth?: Blyth is /blaɪð/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Blyth?: Blyth is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Blyth getting more or less common?: Less common. 909 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 907 in 2010, down 0.2%.