Blue Surname
Approximately 51,253 people bear this surname
Blue Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blue,' blue of complexion or dress. compare Black.
Walter le Bleu. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Robert le Blen. Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii.
Read More About This SurnameBlue Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32,678 | 1:11,092 | 1,369 |
| Myanmar | 3,966 | 1:13,096 | 326 |
| Bangladesh | 2,433 | 1:65,498 | 3,262 |
| Canada | 1,544 | 1:23,864 | 3,248 |
| Ghana | 1,455 | 1:18,571 | 2,344 |
| Australia | 955 | 1:28,268 | 3,839 |
| Egypt | 885 | 1:103,882 | 8,743 |
| England | 779 | 1:71,525 | 8,189 |
| Afghanistan | 501 | 1:64,178 | 2,022 |
| India | 415 | 1:1,848,350 | 65,079 |
| Scotland | 338 | 1:15,840 | 1,966 |
| Iraq | 335 | 1:104,542 | 3,094 |
| Syria | 304 | 1:63,490 | 2,904 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Palestine | 288 | 1:15,795 | 2,755 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| New Zealand | 247 | 1:18,333 | 3,213 |
| Portugal | 217 | 1:48,010 | 2,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Philippines | 156 | 1:648,963 | 68,172 |
| Singapore | 154 | 1:35,764 | 1,284 |
| Indonesia | 132 | 1:1,001,888 | 73,451 |
| Fiji | 126 | 1:7,098 | 1,425 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Bahamas | 115 | 1:3,407 | 409 |
| Iran | 108 | 1:710,949 | 37,133 |
| Jordan | 103 | 1:85,849 | 6,588 |
| Mexico | 103 | 1:1,205,109 | 14,520 |
| South Africa | 103 | 1:525,997 | 42,056 |
| Swaziland | 101 | 1:12,853 | 583 |
| Oman | 100 | 1:36,880 | 2,528 |
| Papua New Guinea | 99 | 1:82,361 | 10,899 |
| Nigeria | 93 | 1:1,904,761 | 67,919 |
| France | 87 | 1:763,480 | 93,619 |
| Germany | 85 | 1:947,123 | 66,306 |
| Netherlands | 75 | 1:225,162 | 29,957 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Brazil | 73 | 1:2,932,525 | 86,118 |
| Vietnam | 72 | 1:1,286,751 | 2,017 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Italy | 63 | 1:970,741 | 68,914 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Cambodia | 43 | 1:360,166 | 3,743 |
| Hong Kong | 39 | 1:188,089 | 2,978 |
| Spain | 38 | 1:1,230,317 | 41,658 |
| Madagascar | 36 | 1:656,940 | 2,016 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| Malaysia | 31 | 1:951,427 | 42,969 |
| Pakistan | 31 | 1:5,762,706 | 35,301 |
| Belgium | 28 | 1:410,594 | 42,948 |
| Japan | 28 | 1:4,565,868 | 38,149 |
| Guyana | 27 | 1:28,230 | 3,128 |
| Mongolia | 26 | 1:108,665 | 7,123 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| South Korea | 17 | 1:3,014,133 | 592 |
| Turkey | 17 | 1:4,577,731 | 104,623 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Jamaica | 16 | 1:179,372 | 5,614 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Peru | 16 | 1:1,986,508 | 25,077 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Lebanon | 15 | 1:375,806 | 11,209 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Ireland | 12 | 1:392,412 | 15,634 |
| Bulgaria | 12 | 1:581,575 | 24,486 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Guatemala | 7 | 1:2,297,524 | 6,613 |
| United Arab Emirates | 7 | 1:1,308,896 | 51,006 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Albania | 3 | 1:971,352 | 22,477 |
| Brunei | 3 | 1:139,577 | 3,009 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Macau | 2 | 1:300,815 | 1,009 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 52 | 1:85,190 | 5,835 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 453 | 1:8,263 | 1,119 |
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,129 | 1:9,791 | 1,258 |
Blue (9,581) may also be a first name.
Blue Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blue,' blue of complexion or dress. compare Black.
Walter le Bleu. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Robert le Blen. Testa de Nevill sive Liber feodorum in Curia Scaccarii. Temp. Henry III & Edward I.
1581-3. Henry Blewe and Margaret Peacocke: Marriage Lic. (London).
1700. Bant.—Thomas, s. James Blew: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1746. Married — Mr. Mathew Blakiston and Mrs. Mary Blew: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1808. — Thomas Blue and Elizabeth Bean: St. George, Hanover Square.
An Arngyllshire surname formerly current in Arran, and a common surname on tombstones in and around Knapdale. From its frequency on the Knapdale tombstones it has been suggested that the original Gorm may have been a Macmillan. It is a translation of Mac Ghillechuihm, which see. A writer in the Celtic monthly (XXIII, p. 207) erroneously suggests that the Blues of Colonsay, Gigha, and Campbeltown are probably descended from the Buies (a quite different name), one of the oldest family names of Jura. Donald Bleu in Tonanbeg, 1755 (Poltalloch Writs, p. 188).
(Anglo-French-Teut.) Of Livid complexion. [Middle English blew, bleu, French bleu, O.H.Ger, bláo, blue, livid: cp. Old English bláw] Robert le Bleu.—Close Rolls.
(French-Teut.) Of Livid complexion. [French bleu, O.H.Ger. bláo]
(English) One with a livid complexion; one who dressed in blue.
occurs in Scotland, but I have not met with it in England. It is probably derived from the favourite colour of the costume of the original bearer.
Blue Demographics
Average Blue Salary in
United States
$38,440 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Blue Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Blue Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Blue is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Blue? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 10,956th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 142,188 people. The last name Blue is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Blue live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Blue is also the 63,073rd most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 9,581 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 32,678 people, or 1 in 11,092. In The United States Blue is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 154 countries. It also occurs in Myanmar, where 8 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 5 percent reside.
Blue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Blue has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Blue last name rose 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,498 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Blue Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Blue surname is principally Presbyterian (46%) in Ireland, Orthodox (53%) in Russia, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon, Muslim (67%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Blue last name are 6.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.09% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Blue earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 31.99% less than the national average, earning 235,356 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.32% less than the national average, earning R 215,484 per year; in United States they earn 10.91% less than the national average, earning $38,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.53% more than the national average, earning $49,946 CAD per year.
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