Blazy Surname
Approximately 2,343 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBlazy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,014 | 1:32,980 | 4,002 |
| United States | 110 | 1:3,295,081 | 188,193 |
| Germany | 90 | 1:894,505 | 63,669 |
| Poland | 52 | 1:730,937 | 60,459 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
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.
(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]
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.
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Blazy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blazy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Blazy (Arabic: بلازي) is found most frequently in France. It can be rendered as a variant: Blázy or Blaży. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Blazy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Blazy is the 181,616th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,110,348 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Blazy reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 681,368th most frequently held first name throughout the world It is held by 179 people.
It is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 2,014 people, or 1 in 32,980. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Occitanie, where 49 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent are found. Not including France it is found in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.
Blazy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Blazy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blazy last name expanded 306 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Blazy Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Blazy last name are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the 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.
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Blazy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blazy in the Arabic language | ||
| بلازي | blazy | - |
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