Blue is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, France. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Blue
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Scotland, France
Meaning:

One with a livid complexion; one who dressed in blue.

The surname occurs in Scotland. It is probably derived from the favourite colour of the costume of the original bearer.
In a church in Berkshire the following cpitaph is said to exist:
"Underneath this ancient pew,
Lieth the body of Jonathan Blue.
N.B. His name was Black, but that wouldn't do!".

How popular is Blue?

Blue is common in United States, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Australia, Egypt, England, Afghanistan, India, Scotland, Iraq, Syria, Sri Lanka, Palestine, Morocco, New Zealand, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, Fiji, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, Iran, Jordan, Mexico, South Africa, Swaziland.

Blue is ranked 10971 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Blue bearers increased by 8.56 per cent in 2010 US census to 24341 since 2000, the surname slipped by 5 spots and ranked at 1466. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 45.59 44.8
White 45.01 47.91
Others 3.21 2.16
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.09 3.23
Hispanic or Latino 2.21 1.29
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.89 0.6
Blue is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 51249 people have been found who wears Blue as their family name. Blue is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Blue:
1,369 United States32,674
Countries with thousands of Blue:
326 Myanmar3,966
3,262 Bangladesh2,433
3,248 Canada1,544
2,344 Ghana1,455
Countries with hundreds of Blue:
3,839 Australia955
8,743 Egypt885
8,189 England779
2,022 Afghanistan501
65,079 India415
1,966 Scotland338
3,094 Iraq335
2,904 Syria304
7,441 Sri Lanka292
2,755 Palestine288
22,036 Morocco273
3,213 New Zealand247
2,732 Portugal217
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
68,172 Philippines156
1,284 Singapore154
73,451 Indonesia132
1,425 Fiji126
3,815 Dominican Republic123
409 Bahamas115
37,133 Iran108
6,588 Jordan103
14,520 Mexico103
42,056 South Africa103
583 Swaziland101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,528 Oman100
10,899 Papua New Guinea99
67,919 Nigeria93
93,619 France87
66,306 Germany85
29,957 Netherlands75
3,432 Bahrain73
86,121 Brazil73
2,017 Vietnam72
6,926 Kuwait67
68,914 Italy63
187,598 Thailand53
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,743 Cambodia43
2,978 Hong Kong39
41,658 Spain38
2,016 Madagascar36
3,038 Sudan36
44,366 Romania32
42,969 Malaysia31
35,301 Pakistan31
42,948 Belgium28
38,149 Japan28
3,128 Guyana27
7,123 Mongolia26
4,689 Suriname26
145,665 DR Congo21
6,126 Northern Ireland19
55,590 Zimbabwe19
1,289 Malta18
592 South Korea17
104,623 Turkey17
77,522 Greece16
5,614 Jamaica16
16,331 Liberia16
25,077 Peru16
12,484 Wales16
11,209 Lebanon15
45,106 Israel13
116,258 Poland13
15,634 Ireland12
24,486 Bulgaria12
1,223 Barbados11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,982 Libya9
26,061 Serbia9
81,336 Sweden9
1,665 United States Virgin Islands9
53,030 Hungary8
6,613 Guatemala7
51,006 United Arab Emirates7
1,961 American Samoa6
14,340 Bosnia and Herzegovina6
12,065 Nepal6
55,549 Norway6
55,922 Qatar6
77,571 Switzerland6
23,065 Taiwan6
43,431 Venezuela6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Barbara Blue from Great Britain aboard the Hyndeford from Glasgow during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 20 years old when she arrived in New-York on August 11, 1849. Pat Blue, aged 30, Mary Blue (30) Maid, 25 years old Rosey Blue, Arthur Blue (1 year old), James Blue (31) Servant, George Blue (36) Immigrant, Ann Blue (32) Immigrant, J. Blue (40) Workman, are others that migrated to US.

Blue Namesakes

  • Jackie Blue, New Zealand politician and former member of Parliament for the National Party
  • Bob Blue, teacher and songwriter
  • Sam Blue, English hard rock singer,
  • Robert Blue, painter noted for his images of pin-up girls
  • Shocking Blue, Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967
  • Ruby Blue, folk pop band formed by singer Rebecca Pidgeon and guitarist Roger Fife
  • Lionel Blue, British Reform rabbi, journalist and broadcaster
  • Deacon Blue, Scottish pop rock band
  • Vida Blue, Vida Rochelle Blue Jr
  • Ashley Blue, She currently hosts her own Vivid Radio show and writes for 'Hustler' magazine
  • Rupert Blue, American physician and soldier
  • Ben Blue, Canadian-American actor and comedian
  • Phantom Blue, all-female American heavy metal band
  • Deepest Blue, British electronic music duo comprising Matt Schwartz and Joel Edwards
  • Pink Turns Blue, influential post-punk band from Berlin, Germany
  • Callum Blue, English actor
  • Bad Boys Blue, multinational pop group that was formed in Cologne
  • Barry Blue, English singer, producer, and songwriter
  • Billy Blue, Australian convict
  • Tops In Blue, touring performance ensemble made up of active duty members of the United States Air Force
  • Prussian Blue, American white nationalist, Neo-Nazi pop duo formed of Lynx Vaughan Gaede and Lamb Lennon Gaede, fraternal twins born on June 30
  • T. K. Blue, American jazz saxophonist, flautist
  • Black 'n Blue, American heavy metal band from Portland, Oregon
  • The Ocean Blue, American indie pop band that combines melodic guitars and synthesizers
  • Bright Blue, sporadic South African band that was prominent on the progressive scene
  • Evans Blue, Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario
  • Spy Glass Blue, American post-punk/new wave/Britpop band formed by Allan Aguirre of Scaterd Few
  • Forrest Blue, Forrest Murrell Blue Jr
  • Lu Blue, American professional baseball first baseman
  • Greg Blue, Gregory R. Blue, Jr
  • Dan Blue, Daniel Terry Blue Jr
  • Victor Blue, a brother of Rupert Blue, was
  • John S. Blue, military person
  • Monte Blue, movie actor
  • Josh Blue, American comedian
  • Amy Blue, British alternative rock band composed of Simon Chatterton
  • Junior Blue, Canadian post-rock group
  • George R. Blue, George Riebel Blue, Sr
  • Hysteric Blue, Japanese rock band formed in Osaka
  • Alexis Blue, four-piece indie rock band made up of one pair of brothers and two friends
  • Richard W. Blue, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Orange Then Blue, avant-garde big band from Boston
  • Octavia Blue, American former women's basketball player with the Los Angeles Sparks and Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association
  • Nikki Blue, American professional basketball player with the New York Liberty of the WNBA and an assistant coach for Cal State Bakersfield
  • Robert D. Blue, 30th Governor of Iowa from 1945 to 1949
  • Jeff Blue, multi-platinum record producer, A&R executive
  • Little Joe Blue, American electric blues singer and guitarist

Blue Namesakes

  • Jackie Blue, New Zealand politician and former member of Parliament for the National Party
  • Bob Blue, teacher and songwriter
  • Sam Blue, English hard rock singer,
  • Robert Blue, painter noted for his images of pin-up girls
  • Shocking Blue, Dutch rock band formed in The Hague in 1967
  • Ruby Blue, folk pop band formed by singer Rebecca Pidgeon and guitarist Roger Fife
  • Lionel Blue, British Reform rabbi, journalist and broadcaster
  • Deacon Blue, Scottish pop rock band
  • Vida Blue, Vida Rochelle Blue Jr
  • Ashley Blue, She currently hosts her own Vivid Radio show and writes for 'Hustler' magazine
  • Rupert Blue, American physician and soldier
  • Ben Blue, Canadian-American actor and comedian
  • Phantom Blue, all-female American heavy metal band
  • Deepest Blue, British electronic music duo comprising Matt Schwartz and Joel Edwards
  • Pink Turns Blue, influential post-punk band from Berlin, Germany
  • Callum Blue, English actor
  • Bad Boys Blue, multinational pop group that was formed in Cologne
  • Barry Blue, English singer, producer, and songwriter
  • Billy Blue, Australian convict
  • Tops In Blue, touring performance ensemble made up of active duty members of the United States Air Force
  • Prussian Blue, American white nationalist, Neo-Nazi pop duo formed of Lynx Vaughan Gaede and Lamb Lennon Gaede, fraternal twins born on June 30
  • T. K. Blue, American jazz saxophonist, flautist
  • Black 'n Blue, American heavy metal band from Portland, Oregon
  • The Ocean Blue, American indie pop band that combines melodic guitars and synthesizers
  • Bright Blue, sporadic South African band that was prominent on the progressive scene
  • Evans Blue, Canadian rock band from Toronto, Ontario
  • Spy Glass Blue, American post-punk/new wave/Britpop band formed by Allan Aguirre of Scaterd Few
  • Forrest Blue, Forrest Murrell Blue Jr
  • Lu Blue, American professional baseball first baseman
  • Greg Blue, Gregory R. Blue, Jr
  • Dan Blue, Daniel Terry Blue Jr
  • Victor Blue, a brother of Rupert Blue, was
  • John S. Blue, military person
  • Monte Blue, movie actor
  • Josh Blue, American comedian
  • Amy Blue, British alternative rock band composed of Simon Chatterton
  • Junior Blue, Canadian post-rock group
  • George R. Blue, George Riebel Blue, Sr
  • Hysteric Blue, Japanese rock band formed in Osaka
  • Alexis Blue, four-piece indie rock band made up of one pair of brothers and two friends
  • Richard W. Blue, U.S. Representative from Kansas
  • Orange Then Blue, avant-garde big band from Boston
  • Octavia Blue, American former women's basketball player with the Los Angeles Sparks and Houston Comets of the Women's National Basketball Association
  • Nikki Blue, American professional basketball player with the New York Liberty of the WNBA and an assistant coach for Cal State Bakersfield
  • Robert D. Blue, 30th Governor of Iowa from 1945 to 1949
  • Jeff Blue, multi-platinum record producer, A&R executive
  • Little Joe Blue, American electric blues singer and guitarist

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