Bloss Surname

97,997th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,840 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bloss Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blois,' the well-known city in France. That the Suffolk Bloss is a variant of Blois is incontestable.

William de Blois (natural son of King Stephen): History of Norfolk.

Thomas Bloys, mayor of Yarmouth: ibid.

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Bloss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2841:110,37112,026
Germany5431:148,26117,819
England3621:153,91714,625
Brazil3561:601,33222,430
Australia691:391,24231,907
France611:1,088,897118,069
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2001:121,87711,575
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8851:56,7446,324

Bloss (35) may also be a first name.

Bloss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Blois,' the well-known city in France. That the Suffolk Bloss is a variant of Blois is incontestable.

William de Blois (natural son of King Stephen): History of Norfolk.

Thomas Bloys, mayor of Yarmouth: ibid.

Prudence Blois, died 1634, Norwich: ibid.

The same lady is styled Prudence Bloyse: ibid.

Again she is styled 'Prudence Blosse, widow of Mr. Alderman Blosse,' of Norwich: ibid.

Thomas Blosse, sheriff of Norwich, 1606: ibid.

Thus the conclusion is inevitable; Bloss in the 19th century is but a variant of Blois of the lath century.

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

(French) belonging to Blois (France), a name which has not been satisfactorily ex­plained; but cp. Old French blois, ‘stripped’, 'empty.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. From Blois, the chief town of a territory of the same name in Orleans, France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bloss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bloss (Russian: Блосс) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bloss.

How Common Is The Last Name Bloss? popularity and diffusion

It is the 97,997th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,505,691 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Bloss are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bloss is also the 1,744,716th most widely held forename in the world, borne by 35 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,284 people, or 1 in 110,371. In The United States Bloss is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 11 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Michigan, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 36 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 11 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Bloss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bloss has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 371 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bloss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bloss surname are 12.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.13% registered with the party.

The amount Bloss earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 73.99% less than the national average, earning R 61,812 per year; in United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $50,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blosse91419/
Bloess91146/
Bluoss9137/
Blouss912/
Blos891,474/
Blousse835/
Bloisse835/
Belloss831/
D'Bloss831/
Blose808,587/
Blass805,805/
Blois803,927/
Bloos801,168/
Bloys80345/
Bloes80280/
Bluss80155/
Blous80117/
Blios8073/
Blosh8048/
Blozs8031/
Blohs8028/
Blosz8022/
Blost809/
Bloxs808/
Blots805/
Bluos805/
Bloís804/
Hblos803/
Blüss802/
Blossová772/
Bellgoss771/
Blo752,317/
Bloise734,818/
Bellos733,978/
Blouse73464/
Blosch73442/
Billos73308/
Blasse73302/
Bleuss73231/
Blauss7369/
Bloehs7362/
Blosze7325/
Blyuss7318/
Blusse7312/
Bloust733/
Bloose732/
Bloesh732/
Bloshe732/
Byllos732/
Bhlose732/
Bliass731/
Bliose731/
Bloesz731/
Bloosd731/
Blotse731/
Bluiss731/
Bluost731/
Blhous731/
Bluosh731/
Bloosh731/
Blaëss731/
Bloyse730/
Bloost730/
Bloohs730/
Blohse730/
Blas6773,359/
Blot6716,871/
Blus675,300/
Blou673,343/
Bloh671,696/
Bloy671,477/
Bloß671,412/
Bloj671,012/
Bloi67960/
Billois67546/
Bellois67453/
Bloa67418/
Bloo67348/
Blyo67272/
Bellass67253/
Bellios67224/
Blox67196/
Bllo67117/
Bellous6790/
Wlos6784/
Blaasse6768/
Blosche6743/
Blod6740/
Vlos6739/
Billios6725/
Bellose6719/
Blio6714/
Bleusse6713/
Bloz6712/
Blop6711/
Blooijs676/
Blho675/
Blosová674/
Bloshch673/
Blgo672/
Belloos672/
Blás672/
Billoes672/
Billous672/
Bluo672/
Billose671/
Billyos671/
Belloys671/
Blatssh671/
Blotsch671/
Bylloos671/
Buillos671/
Billass671/
Bloushe671/
Biollos671/
Billuss670/
Billods670/
Belloes670/

Bloss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bloss in the Russian language
Блоссbloss-

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