Blund Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Tuvalu

Blund Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blonde,' from the complexion; v. Blunt.

Flora la Blunde, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I.

Blund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
India51:153,413,076951,030
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tuvalu11:11,188103
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Blünd (1) are calculated separately.

Blund (17) may also be a first name.

Blund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the blonde,' from the complexion; v. Blunt.

Flora la Blunde, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I.

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

A Norman name common in England and Normandy in the twelfth century, from AN. blund, blond (med. Latin blundus), the "blonde." Not from Norse blundr, "sleepy," as sometimes explained (Zachrisson). Hugh de Abirbuthenoth, who gifted the church of Garuoch to the monastery of Arnbroath in 1292, was commonly designated Hugo Blundus or Le Blond, from the flaxen color of his hair (Sc. Peer., I, p. 274). Sometime before 1200 Rodbert Blundus witnessed a charier by Roger de Quenci (LSC., 36), and Adam Blundus witnessed a confirmation charter by the Chapter of Brechin c. 1212—18 (REB., II, p. 259). John Blund who witnessed a charter by Matilda, countess of Angus, c. 1242—48 (RAA., I, 49) is probably the John Blundus who appears as a charter witness in Brechin in 1267 (REB., I, 8). In 1296 a writ was issued to the sheriff of Edinburgh for behalf of John le Blund of Esseby (Bain, II, 832). About 1340 William Blundus witnessed a concession in favor of the monastery of Schon (Scon, 167). Geoffrey Blund was the first burgess of Inverness on record c. 1200 (Rec. Inti., I, p. Iv) and the name seems to have Continued there at least to the sixteenth century as Blunt.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Blond, q.v.

Herbert le Blund.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Blund Last Name Facts

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

The last name Blund is most common in Pakistan. It may be found in the variant forms: Blünd. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Blund? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most prevalent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 48 percent of Blund reside; 42 percent reside in South Asia and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 17 people.

The surname is most widely held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 19,849,321. In Pakistan Blund is most numerous in: Sindh, where 67 percent live and Punjab, where 33 percent live. Barring Pakistan it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in India, where 15 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Blund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Blund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Blund last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blund Last Name Statistics demography

Blund earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Blünd931/
Blound918/
Blaund911/
Blundt910/
Bleund910/
Blun89155/
Billund8394/
Bøllund8329/
Blaundt830/
Blunt8015,993/
Blond804,889/
Blunn80500/
Bloun80343/
Blaun8052/
Bluin8051/
Bluhn8032/
Blune8022/
Blumn8015/
Blung8013/
Blyun806/
Blunh803/
Wlund802/
Bleun802/
Blunc801/
Bliun800/
Blount7329,786/
Blahun73384/
Blunte73121/
Vølund7365/
Bellun7348/
Bluntt7342/
Blunts7324/
Blaunt7320/
Bloune7314/
Billun7312/
Blondt7310/
Blaune739/
Bloung738/
Blounc736/
Bliumn735/
Vålund732/
Blumne731/
Blauhn731/
Blyunt731/
Bloutn731/
Nplund731/
Bloumd731/
Bluing731/
Blounk731/
Bluten730/
Bleune730/
Bluine730/
Blungy730/
Bluhnt730/
Bloond730/
Blum6782,947/
Blon672,578/
Bellune67762/
Billung67512/
Bloutin67105/
Villund6737/
Blounts6732/
Blountt6729/
Wåhlund6725/
Blausen6715/
Bluysen6713/
Bellung6713/
Blunova6710/
Blounte678/
Bleuten677/
Bluyßen676/
Blunque672/
Belloun672/
Blountz671/
Blyusyn671/
Bloungy671/
Blouynt671/
Billond671/
Bellond671/
Våhlund671/
Byllond670/
Wellund670/
Bloujnt670/
Bluchin670/
Blauten670/
Blauntt670/
Blaunzz670/

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