Bliss is used as a family name or surname in Welsh. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bliss
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Welsh
Meaning: In English, is a very happy name, imposed by others on the individual. In Welsh, Blys signifies desiring or longing

How popular is Bliss?

Bliss is common in United States.

Bliss is ranked 15478 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bliss bearers increased by 2.206964 per cent in 2010 US census to 14588 since 2000, the surname slipped by 147 spots and ranked at 2471. The last name was found in around 50 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.14 93.79
Hispanic or Latino 2.42 1.46
Others 1.86 1.46
Black 1.79 1.74
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.91 0.68
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.88 0.87
Bliss is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Mariana Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 33986 people have been found who wears Bliss as their family name. Bliss is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
464,493 Indonesia9
275,830 Ukraine8
9,568 Thailand8
6,940 Japan8
7,594 Pakistan5
10,876 Trinidad and Tobago5
101,066 Zimbabwe5
929 Northern Mariana Islands5
720,003 Russia4
78,945 Argentina3
2,720 South Korea3
2,672 Mozambique3
4,915 Panama3
10,686 Costa Rica3
10,211 Bulgaria2
147,165 Czech Republic2
6,266 Luxembourg2
4,944 Bosnia2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
65,594 Belgium2
7,292 Vietnam1
10,190 Bahrain1
37,493 Austria1
408 Åland1
3,275 Nepal1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
9,116 Nicaragua1
7,198 Maldives1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
10,958 Bangladesh1
53,505 Turkey1
10,683 Cyprus1
6,967 Macedonia1
12,270 Lebanon1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
3,071 Jersey1
25,721 Egypt1
3,350 Fiji1
2,578 Guam1
2,057 Isle of Man1
38,830 Morocco1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
2,613 The Bahamas1
5,553 Taiwan1
5,924 Paraguay1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
4,171 Rwanda1
4,249 Cambodia1
24,176 Qatar1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
34,581 Chile1
8,859 Iraq1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
17,488 Norway39
9,524 Portugal37
9,620 Singapore30
58,436 Spain30
57,220 Netherlands27
20,233 Denmark25
1,021 Malta21
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,516 Hong Kong95
10,596 Colombia87
8,414 Finland85
19,740 Romania84
12,775 Israel82
72,056 Italy78
2,783 Jamaica71
14,205 Sweden65
104,075 Brazil64
5,450 Ireland60
17,601 United Arab Emirates54
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Bliss:
4,555 Canada984
13,857 Germany740
4,052 Ghana719
13,426 Kenya314
21,535 South Africa274
42,934 France233
13,453 Saudi Arabia231
3,393 New Zealand225
134,000 India136
13,194 Malaysia126
4,630 Scotland125
3,358 Wales113
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Bliss:
6,357 Nigeria3,668
2,202 England3,635
12,203 Philippines1,224
2,642 Australia1,177
Countries with ten thousands of Bliss:
2,152 United States18,743
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Catherine Bliss was 24 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on November 16, 1848. She lived in Ireland where she worked as workwoman and took Arethusa from Belfast. Helen Bliss, aged 32, George Bliss (32) Immigrant, 45 years old L.C. Bliss, 28 years old Benjamin Bliss, Mary Bliss, aged 24, Edward Bliss, aged 2, Born at sea Richard Bliss, Merchant George Bliss, Workman George Bliss, Immigrant John Bliss, are other Bliss that migrated to US from Belfast, Liverpool, Halifax & Liverpool, Bermuda and London.

Bliss Namesakes

  • Shea Bliss, Musical Artist
  • DJ Bliss, Disc jockey
  • Alexa Bliss, Model
  • Gilbert Ames Bliss, Mathematician
  • Arthur Bliss, Composer
  • Atlanta Bliss, Musician
  • Bobbi Bliss, Pornographic actress
  • Arthur Bliss, Composer
  • Ian Bliss, Actor
  • Bea W. Bliss, Actress
  • In 2014, Lish Bliss played the role of N in comedy film Pu Pu Platter.
  • In 2010 comedy, drama movie, Godard & Others, William Bliss portrayed Daly.

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