How common is the surname Blythe?

7,947 people in the United States had the surname Blythe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,851 Americans. It ranked 4,470th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blythe?

Betty Blythe, ِAmerican actress (1893–1972), followed by Randy Blythe.

Where is the surname Blythe most common?

Wikidata records people named Blythe in the United States.

How do you pronounce Blythe?

Blythe is /blaɪð/, one syllable.

Is the surname Blythe getting more or less common?

More common. 7,827 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,947 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Blythe also a first name?

Yes. Blythe is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Blythe

An English nickname surname, carried by 7,947 people in the United States.

Pronounced /blaɪð/ 1 syllable Soundex B430 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blythe is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Blythe is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

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 7,947 people named Blythe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,851 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,827.

#4,470

rank among US surnames

7,947

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #4,200)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,466	Fincher	7,951	38,831
#4,467	Loper	7,950	38,836
#4,469	Fellows	7,948	38,846
#4,470	Blythe	7,947	38,851

Who is named Blythe

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

85% of people named Blythe identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.9%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blythes

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Betty Blythe
ِAmerican actress (1893–1972)
Randy Blythe
American vocalist, born 1971
Arthur Blythe
American musician (1940–2017)
Stephanie Blythe
American opera singer, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blythe

Blythe 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 Blythe come from?: English surname, from Old English blīþe (“merry”). Many senses are derived from placenames, such as the River Blythe, all from the Old English adjective.
How common is the surname Blythe?: 7,947 people in the United States had the surname Blythe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,851 Americans. It ranked 4,470th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blythe?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Blythe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blythe?: Betty Blythe, ِAmerican actress (1893–1972), followed by Randy Blythe.
Where is the surname Blythe most common?: Wikidata records people named Blythe in the United States.
How do you pronounce Blythe?: Blythe is /blaɪð/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Blythe?: Blythe is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Blythe getting more or less common?: More common. 7,827 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,947 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Blythe also a first name?: Yes. Blythe is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.