Bligh is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bligh
No. of characters: 5
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Bligh

How popular is Bligh?

Bligh is common in United States.

Bligh is ranked 100679 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Blighs plummeted by 2.083333 per cent to 658 since 2000 and slipped by 2125 spots and ranked at 34427. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.59 96.28
Hispanic or Latino 1.82 0
Black 1.06 1.64
Others 0.91 0
Bligh is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Australia. Around 4157 people have been found who wears Bligh as their family name. Bligh is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
184,212 France3
723,167 Indonesia2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
29,046 Japan1
24,176 Qatar1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
2,613 The Bahamas1
30,360 Thailand1
56,169 Mexico1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,692 Scotland33
9,620 Singapore30
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
83,233 Spain16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
49,486 South Africa91
5,257 Wales68
10,189 New Zealand66
17,264 Israel59
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Bligh:
3,712 Australia821
16,464 Canada224
50,182 Germany202
3,199 Ireland126
Countries with thousands of Bligh:
5,519 England1,307
29,191 United States1,024
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman John Bligh from Ireland aboard the Arabella from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 32 years old when he arrived in Providence on May 14, 1846. 22 years old Michael Bligh, Kitty Bligh, aged 20, 22 years old Mary Bligh, 27 years old Michael Bligh, Ann Bligh, 20 years old M.A. Bligh, Andrew Bligh (45) Immigrant, Immigrant Mary Bligh, and 22 other Bligh around 60% of whom were workman while others worked as clerk migrated to US.

Bligh Namesakes

  • Algernon Bligh, Cricket Player
  • Anna Bligh, Former Premier of Queensland
  • Anna Bligh, Former Premier of Queensland
  • Anna Bligh, Former Premier of Queensland
  • Ivo Bligh, 8th Earl of Darnley, Earl of Darnley
  • Frederick Bligh Bond, Architect
  • Rosemary Blight, Film producer
  • Frederick Bligh Bond, Architect
  • Anna Bligh, Former Premier of Queensland
  • Malcolm Blight, Australian Rules Footballer

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