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

The last name Blews is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blews? popularity and diffusion

Blews is the 1,155,901st most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. The last name Blews occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Blews reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 2,071,194. In The United States Blews is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 5 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside.

Blews Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Blews has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blews last name expanded 921 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blews Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Blews are 16.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.86% registered to vote for the 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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