Blew Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Blew Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blue,' blue of complexion or dress. compare Black.

Walter le Bleu. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Robert le Blen. Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii.

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Blew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0321:351,22031,476
England461:1,211,26256,182
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia311:870,82953,581
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Wales131:120,6475,000
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4671:107,53510,760

Blew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blue,' blue of complexion or dress. compare Black.

Walter le Bleu. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

Robert le Blen. Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.

1581-3. Henry Blewe and Margaret Peacocke: Marriage Lic. (London).

1700. Bant.—Thomas, s. James Blew: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1746. Married — Mr. Mathew Blakiston and Mrs. Mary Blew: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1808. — Thomas Blue and Elizabeth Bean: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

An Arngyllshire surname formerly current in Arran, and a common surname on tombstones in and around Knapdale. From its frequency on the Knapdale tombstones it has been suggested that the original Gorm may have been a Macmillan. It is a translation of Mac Ghillechuihm, which see. A writer in the Celtic monthly (XXIII, p. 207) erroneously suggests that the Blues of Colonsay, Gigha, and Campbeltown are probably descended from the Buies (a quite different name), one of the oldest family names of Jura. Donald Bleu in Tonanbeg, 1755 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 188).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Teut.) Of Livid complexion. [Middle English blew, bleu, French bleu, O.H.Ger, bláo, blue, livid: cp. Old English bláw] Robert le Bleu.—Close Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

occurs in Scotland, but I have not met with it in England. It is probably derived from the favourite colour of the costume of the original bearer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Blüh; a personal name.

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

Blew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blew is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Blew? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,252nd most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 6,098,365 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Blew are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Blew is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,032 people, or 1 in 351,220. In The United States Blew is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside, Kansas, where 12 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Blew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blew has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blew surname grew 221 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blew Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blew surname are 9.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blew earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.64% more than the national average, earning R 298,572 per year; in United States they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $44,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.8% more than the national average, earning $62,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Bleuw891/
Blewt891/
Bleaw891/
Bllew890/
Blewz890/
Bellew805,089/
Billew8046/
Bhleew809/
Blheew801/
Blef7583/
Bleb7540/
Blev756/
Blyw751/
Bliw751/
Billiew736/
Belliew734/
Bellews731/
Belleaw730/
Billews730/
Bliev67421/
Bleav67121/
Bleif6799/
Bleuf6726/
Bleva672/
Bleff672/
Bleyf671/
Bleeb670/
Bliwe670/
Blife670/

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