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
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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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Blue click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Blue? popularity and diffusion
The last name Blue is the 10,956th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 142,188 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Blue reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Blue is also the 63,073rd most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 9,581 people.
This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 32,678 people, or 1 in 11,092. In The United States Blue is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 154 countries. It is also common in Myanmar, where 8 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 5 percent are found.
Blue Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Blue has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Blue surname expanded 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,498 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 77 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Blue Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence 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 surname are 6.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.09% being registered with 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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