Blitch is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Blitch
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The variation of Blakly. One who came from Blackley, i.e., the black wood or clearing, in Lancashire.

The variation of Blake. One with a swarthy complexion; descendant of Blaec, meaning either black or pale.

A variation of Blake. Pale; Wulfsic se blaca, Wulfsic the pale, was an Anglo-Saxon name.

Blitch is the variant form of the Blake. Bleke, wan of colour, Palsgr. Anglo-Saxon blæc, blác, pallidus— a person of pale complexion. The Blakes of Ireland descend from Richard B., who accompanied Prince John to that country in 1185, and settled in county of Galway.

How popular is Blitch?

Blitch is common in United States.

Blitch is ranked 339630 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Blitchs plummeted by 4.6 per cent to 705 since 2000 and slipped by 2635 spots and ranked at 32599. The last name was found in around 2 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.2 92.29
Black 3.26 3.52
Hispanic or Latino 2.55 2.57
Others 0.99 0.81
Blitch is an uncommon surname, few people in United States have the family name and might have roots in United States. Around 1082 people have been found who wears Blitch as their family name. Few people around the world have Blitch as their surname. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Blitch:
30,336 United States1,078

Blitch Namesakes

  • Iris Faircloth Blitch, United States Representative from Georgia

Blitch Namesakes

  • Iris Faircloth Blitch, United States Representative from Georgia

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