Blight Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 24
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 515
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 1
Devon 429
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 12
Hampshire 7
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 8
Lancashire 23
Leicestershire 11
Lincolnshire 2
London 76
Middlesex 3
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 2
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 0
Somerset 2
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 1
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 2
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 10

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 46
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 2
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 4

Blight Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Blight family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 225
Agricultural Labourer 28
House Servant 20
Dress Maker 19
Tin Miner 19
Carpenter 16
Carter 13
Laundress 11
Miner 11
Copper Miner 10
Servant 10
Farm Servant 9
Blacksmith 8
Farmer's Son 7
Mine Girl 7
Miller 6
Grocer 6
House Keeper 6
Labourer 5
Lead Miner 5
Mason 5
Shoe Maker 5
Tailor 5
Tin Dresser 5
Fund Holder 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Blight

Name Census Frequency
William Blight 914
Mary Blight 733
John Blight 728
Elizabeth Blight 656
James Blight 312
Jane Blight 293
Richard Blight 266
Thomas Blight 249
George Blight 242
Ann Blight 214
Sarah Blight 212
Henry Blight 188
Joseph Blight 163
Emma Blight 150
Samuel Blight 145
Eliza Blight 128
Annie Blight 125
Frederick Blight 121
Robert Blight 120
Emily Blight 116
Edith Blight 101
Grace Blight 101
Ellen Blight 96
Charles Blight 95
Edward Blight 91

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