Blizard Surname

310,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Blizard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal name like Joyce, Bliss (i.e. blithe); diminutive Blissot.

Blissot (no surname), Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(a) Local.

Hugh de Blesset, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Blizard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7921:457,65039,105
England2441:228,35319,058
Australia1051:257,10223,526
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
France101:6,642,272293,169
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3271:74,5428,168
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2351:213,69718,312

Blizard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. or personal name like Joyce, Bliss (i.e. blithe); diminutive Blissot.

Blissot (no surname), Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(a) Local.

Hugh de Blesset, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1752. Married — Joseph Blizzard and Mary Bassitt: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

1 = Bliss (q.v.) + the French diminutive or intens, suff. -ard, Teutonic hard/t, ‘hard' 2 for Blezard, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps from Blesum, Blois, meaning a native of Blois. The name is evidently foreign.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Danish, Blichert; in the Domesday Book, Blize; a personal name.

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

Blizard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blizard (Russian: Близард) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blizard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 310,758th most frequently held surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,012,827 people. The surname Blizard is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Blizard are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 792 people, or 1 in 457,650. In The United States Blizard is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent are found, North Carolina, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Blizard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Blizard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blizard last name increased 337 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blizard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Blizard last name are 20.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.08% registered with the party.

The amount Blizard earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.73% more than the national average, earning R 305,904 per year; in United States they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $46,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $47,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Blizard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Blizard in the Russian language
Близардblizard-

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Blizard Reference & Research

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