Blews Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Blews Surname Definition:

A form of Blew or Blue. Etard de Bleu occurs in Kent, 1199, and Robert de Bloi in Essex (Rotuli Curiae Regis). This name was a form of Bloi, Bloin, or Blohin of Bretagne, often written Blue. See Bligh.

Blews Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1751:2,071,194131,950
England321:1,741,18971,393
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Blews Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A form of Blew or Blue. Etard de Bleu occurs in Kent, 1199, and Robert de Bloi in Essex (Rotuli Curiae Regis). This name was a form of Bloi, Bloin, or Blohin of Bretagne, often written Blue. See Bligh.

The Norman People (1874)

Blews Last Name Facts

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

Blews is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blews? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,155,901st most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 35,205,536 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Blews reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 2,071,194. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 5 percent are found and California, where 5 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found.

Blews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blews has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blews surname rose 921 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blews Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Blews surname are 16.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.86% registered with the political party.

Blews earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.02% less than the national average, earning $34,941 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bloews910/
Bellews831/
Billews830/
Blows801,579/
Blebs800/
Blewz800/
Bleiwess771/
Blaaws734/
Bellows675,772/
Billows67697/
Blaiwes6720/
Bellaws671/
Billaws670/
Billiows621/
Blawz601/
Blavs601/
Blifs601/
Blibs600/
Billibs502/

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