Blosser Surname

91,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,229 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Blosser Surname User-submission:

My branch of the Blosser family came from an ancestor named Blaser in Bern Switzerland. He was one of the first Mennonite pastors, and the family was driven from Switzerland to France. My branch of the Blossers immigrated to the US around 1718 and landed in New York.

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Blosser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0911:71,1968,249
Canada431:856,87466,382
France351:1,897,792163,564
Israel241:356,56829,419
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7571:66,3397,211

The alternate forms: Blösser (15) are calculated separately.

Blosser Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

My branch of the Blosser family came from an ancestor named Blaser in Bern Switzerland. He was one of the first Mennonite pastors, and the family was driven from Switzerland to France. My branch of the Blossers immigrated to the US around 1718 and landed in New York. From there they settled in Virginia and my family eventually moved to Indiana and Northwest Ohio.

- chrystelwells

Blosser Last Name Facts

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

Blosser is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as: Blösser. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blosser? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 91,538th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,393,679 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Blosser are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,091 people, or 1 in 71,196. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 17 percent are found, West Virginia, where 11 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Blosser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Blosser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blosser last name increased 673 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Blosser Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Blosser surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blosser earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.63% less than the national average, earning $42,447 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $56,837 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blösser9515/
Blossier93813/
Bloesser93134/
Blousser932/
Bllosser931/
Blossser930/
Blosse92419/
Bloser92305/
Blossey86455/
Blasser86328/
Bloeser86204/
Blesser8684/
Bloseur8632/
Blossei8632/
Blooser865/
Blouser865/
Blossie865/
Blousse865/
Bloisse865/
Bloseer863/
Blässer863/
Vlosser862/
Blioser862/
Blosier861/
Blosset861/
Blusser861/
Blojser860/
Blosses860/
Blotser860/
Blosher860/
Bloiser860/
Blose838,587/
Bellossier821/
Blaesser80106/
Bloodser8052/
Blassier8015/
Blossett8013/
Belloser803/
Bloosher801/
Blosseys801/
Blausser800/
Bllasser800/
Blassert800/
Blaser7715,339/
Bloise774,818/
Bleser771,635/
Bläser771,595/
Blouse77464/
Blasse77302/
Blöser77140/
Blossy7730/
Blosze7725/
Bluser7714/
Blossi776/
Bléser774/
Bloose772/
Blozer772/
Bloshe772/
Bhlose772/
Bliose771/
Blotse771/
Wloser771/
Blosie771/
Blosir771/
Blosed771/
Blosee771/
Bloyse770/
Blossa770/
Bloset770/
Blocer770/
Blohse770/
Blotscher755/
Bellosier751/
D'Blossey751/
Blocher713,227/
Blaeser711,433/
Blauser71984/
Blasier71370/
Bleeser71258/
Blassie71118/
Blasset71114/
Blasher71104/
Blaasse7168/
Blaaser7152/
Blosche7143/
Blasses7126/
Blähser7126/
Blassey7122/
Bellose7119/
Blusher7113/
Bleusse7113/
Bloissa7112/
Blöhser7111/
Bloissy717/
Blousey713/
Blocier713/
Bloshie712/
Bloeßer712/
Blohsei712/
Bloises712/
Billose711/
Blousee711/
Blészer711/
Blosshi711/
Bloushe711/
Bloissi711/
Bloosie710/
Blaseur710/
Blascer710/
Blouset710/
Blassee710/
Bloshet710/
Blase678,754/
Bellossi67170/
Belloise67130/
Villoser6789/
Blosa6775/
Vlose6744/
Bellosis6733/
Blotcher6732/
Bloze6731/
Blosi6721/
Billosis6720/
Blochert6718/
Bellasse6714/
Bloucher675/
Bleshher674/
Blescher672/
Bloße672/
Belleser671/
Blascher671/
Blosesch671/
Blosy671/
Bluscher671/
Blöscher671/
Bloce670/
Bloocher670/

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