de Blois Surname

365,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

de Blois Surname User-submission:

This surname in French means 'from Blois', a city in central France. Particularly common in Quebec.

de Blois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5611:65,6787,612
Netherlands2561:65,96611,279
United States471:7,711,892346,147
France471:1,413,249138,595
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

de Blois Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname in French means 'from Blois', a city in central France. Particularly common in Quebec.

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This surname means 'of/from Blois' (a city in central France).

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de Blois Last Name Facts

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

de Blois occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Blois? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 365,442nd most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 7,383,532 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of de Blois reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Gallo-North America.

It is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 561 people, or 1 in 65,678. In Canada de Blois is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 89 percent are found, Ontario, where 7 percent are found and Alberta, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Canada it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

de Blois Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Blois has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Blois surname rose 147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Blois Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Blois earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.67% less than the national average, earning R 136,248 per year; in United States they earn 90.06% more than the national average, earning $82,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning $42,513 CAD per year.

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