Blazy Surname

181,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,343 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Blazy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blaze.' St. Blaise was the patron saint of wool-combers, and his festival (Feb. 3) till recent days was faithfully commemorated in Yorkshire. A full-sized effigy of the bishop is carved in the principal entrance to the Bradford Exchange.

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Blazy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,0141:32,9804,002
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Germany901:894,50563,669
Poland521:730,93760,459
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
India91:85,229,487684,495
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Blázy (21) & Blaży (6) are calculated separately.

Blazy (179) may also be a first name.

Blazy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Blaze.' St. Blaise was the patron saint of wool-combers, and his festival (Feb. 3) till recent days was faithfully commemorated in Yorkshire. A full-sized effigy of the bishop is carved in the principal entrance to the Bradford Exchange. As a font-name Blaise, or Blaze, just managed to survive the Reformation. Gil Bias has immortalized the name in literature; v. Puritan Nomenclature.

1550. Baptised — Blaze, daughter of — Gobdwinne: St Peter, Cornhill.

1555. Married — Blase Sawlter and Coilis Smith: ibid.

1662. — Blase Whyte to Mrs. Susanna Wright, widow: Canterbury Cath.

'Jan. 1537. Item, payed to Blaze for brawdering: Privy Purse Expenses, Princess Mary.

Blasius Billard: Patent Roll, 10 Henry VII.

Blase Caryll, temp. 1600: Visitation of London-1634.

1605. Baptised — James, s. Andrew Blase: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1744. Married — Joseph Tucker and Mary Bleeze: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(French-Latin-Greek + English) = Blaze (q.v.) + the English diminutive suff. -y. (French-Latin-Greek + Celtic) belonging to Blaisy (France) = prob. Blasius’ Estate, [-y represents the Latin-Celt. poss. suff. -ac-um]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Old Norse, Blá-siða, cogn.; from the French, Blaise; from the Dutch, Blaze, Blazer, Bles; from the Flemish, Blaes, Blazy; in the Domesday Book, Blize; personal name St. Blazey; a location name in Comw. Bleiswijk; a location name in Holland.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Blazy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Blazy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Blazy (Arabic: بلازي) is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Blázy or Blaży. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blazy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 181,616th most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,110,348 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Blazy live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 681,368th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 179 people.

The last name Blazy is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 2,014 people, or 1 in 32,980. In France Blazy is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 49 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 13 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent reside. Outside of France it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Blazy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blazy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blazy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Blazy are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

Blazy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.97% more than the national average, earning $53,059 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blázy9321/
Blaży936/
Blazey911,099/
Blazys91169/
Blazyi9156/
Blazzy914/
Blaizy913/
Blazhey83145/
Bleazey8337/
Blazhyi8328/
Blairzy8317/
Blazhys839/
Blaza804,638/
Blaze803,968/
Blasy80684/
Blazi80535/
Blezy8055/
Blozy8042/
Blacy8034/
Blézy801/
Blajy801/
Blaszcyh771/
Blazhych771/
Blazer734,125/
Blaize732,675/
Blažys731,015/
Blasey73560/
Blazej73326/
Blojay73278/
Blazis73159/
Blazei73150/
Blazes7379/
Blassy7371/
Blazić7366/
Blazie7352/
Blazzi7348/
Blachy7341/
Blauza7341/
Blaesy7337/
Blazha7331/
Blatza7326/
Blazze7311/
Blacey7311/
Blazge7310/
Blayze739/
Blajze739/
Blayse739/
Bliaze738/
Blasiy737/
Blazhe736/
Blaizi736/
Blazed735/
Blatze735/
Blaisy734/
Blatzi734/
Blocay734/
Blazid733/
Blazit733/
Blacza733/
Bleaze732/
Blozys732/
Blezzy732/
Blazhi731/
Blazsi731/
Bladze731/
Blaeze731/
Blagez731/
Blaxey731/
Blazee731/
Blajay731/
Blasyh731/
Blaxoy731/
Blazet731/
Blaziz731/
Blazič731/
Blazoi731/
Blazís731/
Bllaza731/
Blagey731/
B'Laze731/
Blazza731/
Bleazi731/
Blaysa731/
Blasoy731/
Blayza731/
Blaezi731/
Bleasy730/
Bliadze672,895/
Blazier671,333/
Blausey67385/
Blazhei67183/
Blazich67177/
Blatzer67139/
Blaazer67102/
Blažytė6791/
Bellaza6781/
Blagitz6745/
Blaizes6736/
Blazhis6733/
Blyadze6729/
Bliatze6729/
Blassey6722/
Bellazi6721/
Bliatza6721/
Blausza6720/
Blazhes6716/
Bllazhe6714/
Blachez6713/
Blaizer6713/
Blaizis679/
Blazgis678/
Blazitz678/
Blazsej678/
Blazzer677/
Blaizet676/
Blaczei676/
Blaschy676/
Blassiy676/
Blyazer675/
Bloyjay675/
Blazech675/
Bliazis674/
Bliazes674/
Bellaze674/
Blyazid674/
Blazies673/
Blazijs673/
Blaizee672/
Blasych672/
Blatzis672/
Blatchy671/
Bleassy671/
Bleazer671/
Bledsay671/
Bllaize671/
Blohjay671/
Blojahy671/
Bellezy671/
Bellasy671/
Blaucza671/
Blaudzi671/
Blairzi671/
Blayzer671/
Blazhai671/
Blazuis670/
Blazzee670/
Blachey670/
Blaesey670/

Blazy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blazy in the Arabic language
بلازيblazy-

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