Explore the Family Name Blasch

The meaning of Blasch

1. German: probably from a vernacular form of the personal name Blasius. 2. Germanized form of Polish Błaż, Slovenian and Croatian Blaž (see Blaz). Compare Blash.

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How common is the last name Blasch in the United States?

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Blasch experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell by 7.39%, moving from 104,819th place to 112,568th. It's important to note that there was also a slight decrease in the count of individuals bearing this last name during this period. In 2000, there were 158 individuals with the surname Blasch, which slightly decreased to 156 by 2010, reflecting a marginal decline of 1.27%. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also dropped by 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#104,819	#112,568	-7.39%
Count	158	156	-1.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blasch

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Blasch surname predominantly identifies with White ethnicity. In 2000, 98.73% of individuals with the surname Blasch identified as White, dropping just slightly to 98.08% in 2010. There wasn't any substantial change in other ethnic identities. For instance, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native had no significant percentages in both years. However, it should be noted that there was a minor emergence of Black ethnicity within this surname group by 2010, but the percentage remained at 0.00 due to the small number.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.73%	98.08%	-0.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%