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

Bloss, 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 Bloss surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bloss in America

Bloss is the 12411th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bloss surname appeared 2,505 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 Bloss.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bloss 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 Bloss

The surname BLOSS originated in England in the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English word 'bloss', meaning a blossom or bloom. This name likely referred to someone who lived near a blossoming tree or field of flowers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BLOSS appears in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from 1230, which mention a William Bloss. The Hundred Rolls of 1273 also list a John le Bloss in Huntingdonshire.

The BLOSS surname is believed to have originated in the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire in southern England. Early spellings included Blos, Blosse, and Blossee. Some variations may have arisen from the Norman-French influence after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

In the 16th century, the Bloss family held land and estates in the village of Tew in Oxfordshire. A prominent member was Sir Ralph Bloss (1537-1607), who served as a Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire in 1597.

Another notable BLOSS was John Bloss (1686-1752), a British architect who designed several churches and country houses in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire during the early 18th century.

The BLOSS surname also appears in early records from the American colonies. Thomas Bloss (1668-1738) was one of the first settlers in Pennsylvania, arriving from England in 1682 with William Penn's expedition.

During the 19th century, members of the BLOSS family were active in the abolitionist movement in the United States. William Bloss (1795-1873) was a Quaker abolitionist from Pennsylvania who helped enslaved people escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

Other notable individuals with the BLOSS surname include Alfred Bloss (1859-1927), a British artist and painter known for his landscape scenes, and Edgar Bloss (1889-1942), an Australian cricketer who played Test matches for the national team in the 1920s.

While the BLOSS name has roots stretching back over 700 years, it remains a relatively uncommon surname today, particularly outside of England and the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bloss

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

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

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