Find out how popular the last name Blaise is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Blaise.

Blaise, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Blaise surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blaise in America

Blaise is the 12812th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blaise surname appeared 2,407 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Blaise.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blaise to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Blaise

The surname Blaise has its origins in France, specifically in the northern regions near the border with Belgium. It is believed to have emerged in the 11th or 12th century, derived from the French place name Blaise or Blasies.

This place name itself is thought to have originated from the Latin word "blasius," meaning "to stammer or lisp." It may have been used as a descriptive nickname for someone with a speech impediment before eventually becoming a surname.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Blaise can be found in medieval French records, such as the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres from the 12th century, where a certain Robertus Blaisius is mentioned.

Another early reference is the Liber Censualis, a census-like document compiled in the late 13th century, which lists several individuals with the surname Blaise in various parts of northern France.

One of the earliest known bearers of this surname was Jehan Blaise, a merchant from the town of Arras in northern France, who was born around 1320 and is mentioned in local records from the mid-14th century.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with this surname was Pierre Blaise, a French scholar and philosopher who lived from around 1437 to 1510. He was a professor at the University of Paris and wrote several works on logic and metaphysics.

Another prominent individual was Gaspard Blaise, a French jurist and legal scholar who lived from 1584 to 1655. He served as a judge in the Parlement of Grenoble and published influential works on French law.

During the Renaissance period, the surname Blaise was also associated with the family of the renowned French mathematician and philosopher, Blaise Pascal (1623-1662), who was born in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne.

In the 18th century, a notable bearer of this surname was François Blaise, a French poet and dramatist who lived from 1711 to 1786. He was a member of the Académie Française and wrote several popular plays and poems.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blaise

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Blaise.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Blaise was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Blaise has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Blaise was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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