Explore the Family Name Blazey

The meaning of Blazey

1. English (Norfolk): possibly a late import of a French placename such as Blacy (Marne) or Blessy (Pas-de-Calais). 2. Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Blažej (from the personal name Blažej, Latin Blasius), and possibly also of Slovenian Blažej (from a dialect pet form of the personal name Blaž, Latin Blasius).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Blazey saw a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Blazey was ranked the 79,676th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it fell to the 90,853rd position, marking a drop of 14.03 percent. Correspondingly, the number of individuals with this surname also declined from 222 to 203 during this period, showing an 8.56 percent reduction. The proportion of the Blazey surname per 100k people decreased by 12.5 percent, moving from 0.08 to 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,676	#90,853	-14.03%
Count	222	203	-8.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blazey

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Blazey, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is predominantly linked to White ethnicity. In both 2000 and 2010, over 97 percent of those carrying the Blazey surname identified as White. However, there was a slight decline in this percentage from 97.30 to 97.04 over the decade. The Hispanic ethnicity emerged within the Blazey surname bearers between 2000 and 2010, reaching 2.46 percent. No changes were observed in relation to Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities, these categories remained at 0.00 percent for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	97.04%	-0.27%
Hispanic	0%	2.46%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%