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
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.
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Blazy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Blazy in the Arabic language | ||
| بلازي | blazy | - |
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