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

Blust, 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 Blust surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Blust in America

Blust is the 29422nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Blust surname appeared 803 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 Blust.

We can also compare 2010 data for Blust 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 Blust

The surname Blust can be traced back to the region of Saxony in present-day Germany, originating in the late Middle Ages around the 14th century. It is believed to derive from the Old German word "bluost," meaning "blossom" or "bloom," suggesting an association with floristry or botanical trades.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Blust appears in the Stadtbücher (town records) of Zwickau, a town in Saxony, in the year 1412, referring to a certain Hans Blust. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the region by that time.

During the 16th century, as the Protestant Reformation swept through Germany, records show that a Caspar Blust from Saxony was among the early supporters of Martin Luther's teachings. He is mentioned in historical accounts as having participated in the Protestation at the Diet of Speyer in 1529, which was a pivotal event in the establishment of Protestantism.

The name Blust can also be found in some early emigration records from Germany to the American colonies in the 18th century. One notable example is Johann Christoph Blust, born in 1721 in Saxony, who sailed to Philadelphia in 1754 and later settled in Pennsylvania.

In the 19th century, a prominent figure bearing the name Blust was Friedrich Blust, a German historian and author born in 1827 in Saxony. He is known for his works on the history of the Reformation and the Thirty Years' War, including the influential book "Geschichte der deutschen Reformation" (History of the German Reformation), published in 1865.

Another notable individual was Carl Blust, a German-American industrialist born in 1856 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. He emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century and founded the Blust Manufacturing Company in Chicago, which produced industrial machinery and equipment.

The surname Blust, while not among the most common, has left its mark in various historical records and contexts, particularly in Germany and the German-American communities. Its origins and historical associations reflect the rich cultural heritage of the region from which it emerged.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Blust

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

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

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