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

Blasky, 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 Blasky surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blasky in America

Blasky is the 107134th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blasky surname appeared 166 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Blasky.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blasky 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 Blasky

The surname Blasky is believed to have originated in the region of Silesia, which is now part of modern-day Poland and the Czech Republic. It likely emerged sometime during the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

The name Blasky is thought to derive from the Old Polish word "blask," which means "radiance" or "brilliance." This suggests that the name may have initially been given as a descriptive surname to someone who possessed a bright or radiant appearance or personality.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Blasky can be found in a document from the city of Wroclaw (formerly known as Breslau) in Silesia, dating back to the year 1387. The document mentions a certain "Heinricus Blasky," which is believed to be a reference to a man named Heinrich Blasky.

In the 16th century, a prominent Silesian nobleman named Christoph Blasky von Ganitz (1520-1591) was recorded as owning a large estate in the village of Ganitz, near the town of Oels (now Oleśnica, Poland). This suggests that the Blasky name may have been associated with nobility and land ownership during that time period.

Another notable individual with the Blasky surname was Johann Blasky (1670-1745), a German Lutheran theologian and writer who was born in the town of Bautzen (now in Saxony, Germany). He authored several influential works on theology and religious philosophy during his lifetime.

In the 19th century, a Polish artist named Karol Blasky (1830-1890) gained recognition for his landscape paintings, which often depicted scenes from the Silesian region. His works are now housed in various art museums throughout Poland and Germany.

Lastly, a Czech economist and politician named Jaroslav Blasky (1892-1967) served as the Minister of Finance in the Czechoslovak government during the 1930s and played a significant role in shaping the country's economic policies during that turbulent period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blasky

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

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 Blasky 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 Blasky 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 Blasky was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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