Blagden Family History

Blagden Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Blagden Farm in Hempstead (Essex), Blackden (Cheshire), Blagdon (Northumberland), Blakedon Hollow (Great Longstone, Derbyshire), or any of the various places called Blagdon in Somerset, Cornwall, and Devon, where there are five examples.

The places in Cheshire, Northumberland, and Derbyshire are named in Old English as ‘dark valley’ (blæc denu); those in Devon, Somerset, Cornwall, and Essex are ‘black hill’ (Old English blæc dūn).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bladen, Blades, Branden, Bearden, Laden, Landen, Braden, Blegen, Barden, Basden

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You can see how Blagden families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Blagden family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Blagden families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 14 Blagden families living in Ontario. This was about 82% of all the recorded Blagden's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Blagden families in 1911.

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What did your Blagden ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Blagden.

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Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Blagden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Blagden in 1957 was 69, and 69 in 2004.

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Blagden Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Blagden family from?

What did your Blagden ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer was the top reported job for people in the Canada named Blagden.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

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What Blagden family records will you find?

What is the average Blagden lifespan?

Between 1957 and 2004, in the United States, Blagden life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1966, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Blagden in 1957 was 69, and 69 in 2004.

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