Blind Surname

104,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden

Blind Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blind.'

Ralph le Blinde, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1544-5. Silvester Blinde and Alice Gawge: Marriage Lic (Faculty Office).

Blind Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2361:65,1348,346
France1,1481:57,8607,736
United States1,0291:352,24431,564
Sweden2341:42,0803,338
Netherlands1841:91,77815,089
Brazil1371:1,562,58651,889
Switzerland811:101,39410,819
Russia601:2,402,051140,927
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Canada451:818,79163,991
Iran381:2,020,59371,790
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Norway201:257,11427,149
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
India151:51,137,692512,385
England141:3,979,861125,553
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2051:244,96920,381

Blind (207) may also be a first name.

Blind Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blind.'

Ralph le Blinde, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1544-5. Silvester Blinde and Alice Gawge: Marriage Lic (Faculty Office).

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

'Sightless,' ME. blinde. Roger Blynde, burgess of Peebles, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 198). Simon le Blynde of Peebles held the land of "le Farinhalghe," 1304 (Bain, II, p. 428).

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

(English) Sightless. [Middle English blinde, Old English blind] Ralph le Blinde.—Hundred Rolls But the Blinds in our directories seem largely to be recent German immigrants. In Mod. Ger. blind also = ‘false', ‘sham'

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blind Last Name Facts

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

The surname Blind (Arabic: بليند, Russian: Блинд) occurs most in Germany. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blind? popularity and diffusion

The surname Blind is the 104,023rd most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,614,074 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Blind live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 629,010th most widely held given name on earth, held by 207 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,236 people, or 1 in 65,134. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 67 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found and Bavaria, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany Blind is found in 62 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 23 percent are found.

Blind Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blind has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blind last name rose 502 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blind Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blind last name are 9.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.6% registered with the party.

The amount Blind earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning 326,377 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $52,268 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blindt91303/
Blindh914/
Blinds911/
Blin8921,387/
Bellind839/
Bliendt830/
Blinn803,933/
Blend80857/
Blint80402/
Bling80328/
Blien80100/
Blion8095/
Bluin8051/
Blønd8031/
Blina8025/
Vlind8013/
Blihn809/
Bllin806/
Bilnd803/
Blynd803/
Blndh803/
Blinc802/
Belnd802/
Blhin801/
Bli'n801/
Bländ801/
Blénd801/
Blünd801/
Blimd800/
Blindova7735/
Billinds773/
Blindová771/
Bln7518/
Bellin737,426/
Biglin731,011/
Beglin73717/
Billin73314/
Blinne73136/
Böglin7330/
Blling7328/
Bølien7320/
Blendt7319/
Blinth7318/
Blimne7314/
Bleend7311/
Byglin738/
Blintz735/
Bhling733/
Blingø733/
Bılınd732/
Bøling732/
Béglin732/
Blaend731/
Blyond731/
Blingh731/
Bllion730/
Blends730/
Bleund730/
Bllinn730/
Blient730/
Bllint730/
Blinova6730,530/
Billing679,854/
Bellina674,974/
Belling673,823/
Billion673,200/
Bellion671,827/
Bölling671,351/
Blen671,048/
Blim67485/
Billien67260/
Biln67214/
Vlin67174/
Bülling67158/
Blyn67138/
Blín67110/
Bølling67100/
Bellien6785/
Beln6782/
Bylling6735/
Billina6727/
Blng6714/
Wäglind6712/
Bøhling676/
Bellend675/
Blinová675/
Willind673/
Blnn673/
Blnt672/
Wellind672/
Billiën672/
Buillin671/
Byllina671/
Billend671/
Billinc671/
Blinowa671/
Blön671/
Blhn671/
Vlnd671/
Wlnd671/
Blnq671/
Hbln671/
Blne670/

Blind Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blind in the Russian language
Блиндblind-
Blind in the Arabic language
بليندblynd-

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