# Blythe (surname)

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

A surname from Old English either derived from a nickname, or from the English places.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,947 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,470 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 38,851 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.5% (7,827 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /blaɪð/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

English surname, from Old English blīþe (“merry”). Many senses are derived from placenames, such as the River Blythe, all from the Old English adjective.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blythe 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Blythe in the United States.

## People named Blythe

- Betty Blythe, ِAmerican actress (1893–1972)
- Randy Blythe, American vocalist
- Arthur Blythe, American musician (1940–2017)
- Stephanie Blythe, American opera singer

## Similar surnames

Blyth, Bolte, Belt, Bolt, Blood, Boldt, Bilodeau, Blatt, Billiot, Blade, Balliet, Belote.

## 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.