Blakeney

English

Etymology

From either Old English blæc (“black”) (oblique definite declension blacan), or from Old English personal name Blaca (genitive singular Blacan) + īeġ (“island”).

Proper noun

Blakeney (countable and uncountable, plural Blakeneys)

1. A surname.
2. A village in Awre parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6707).
3. A coastal village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0243).
4. A community in the town of Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Blakeney is the 8070^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4107 individuals. Blakeney is most common among White (52.45%) and Black/African American (42.76%) individuals.