Bligh

== English == === Alternative forms === Blee === Etymology === As an Irish and Manx surname, from Ó Blighe (“descendant of Blighe”), probably Gaelicized from Old Norse Blígr, from blígja (“to gaze, stare”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleyg-, from *bʰel- (“to shine”). As a Cornish surname, from bleydh (“wolf”). Compare Blethen. As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Blythe. === Proper noun === Bligh (plural Blighs) A surname from Irish. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bligh is the 34427th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 658 individuals. Bligh is most common among White (95.59%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bligh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 173.