Blois is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Blois
No. of characters: 5
Origin: France
Meaning: Worn in various regions, it is nevertheless in the Haute-Vienne, the Dordogne and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais that the name is the most common. It can certainly appoint one who is from Blois (41, 39), but we also think of the old French "Blois" (= that lisping, stuttering), or to "bloi" (= yellow) or even a variant of the name Blaise, as is probably the case for the family name Bloise (13).

How popular is Blois?

Blois is common in France.

Blois is ranked 76228 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bloises plummeted by 16.36364 per cent to 230 since 2000 and slipped by 14931 spots and ranked at 82044. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.74 93.82
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.91 0
Others 2.17 3.64
Blois is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Uruguay is ahead in terms of density. Around 5816 people have been found who wears Blois as their family name. Blois is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
124,420 Spain3
35,969 Denmark2
18,625 Japan2
53,033 Nigeria1
91,024 Belgium1
18,969 Wales1
29,774 Venezuela1
2,877 Cuba1
36,678 Singapore1
56,169 Mexico1
16,640 Hong Kong1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
62,494 Netherlands22
18,457 Scotland20
109,551 Australia13
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,778 Uruguay86
Countries with hundreds of Blois:
7,540 Canada552
11,024 Argentina493
66,908 United States372
21,023 England247
50,581 Italy146
Countries with thousands of Blois:
5,794 Brazil2,417
6,034 France1,421
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Immigrants to US

From Italy

Angelo Blois worked as laborer and hailed from Lungro, Italy. 23 years old embarked for New Jersey from Naples on Massilia and arrived on January 5, 1898. M. Blois (Of unknown age) Daughter, Maria Blois, aged 16, 41 years old Maria Blois, are others that migrated to US.

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 Blois is a surname, represents an original locality name dear dormouse Labrador and swore designated the native of this locality.

Blois Namesakes

  • Henry of Blois, Stephen, Count of Blois' son
  • Sir Charles Blois, 1st Baronet, Politician
  • Aurore de Blois, Compositor
  • Bertha of Blois, Hugh IV, Count of Maine's wife
  • Henry of Blois, Stephen, Count of Blois' son
  • Mary, Countess of Blois, Countess of Blois
  • Odo II, Count of Blois, Counts of Blois
  • Stephen, Count of Blois, Counts of Blois
  • Dulce Blois, Regina Duarte's mother
  • Odo II, Count of Blois, Counts of Blois

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