Explore the Family Name Blissett

The meaning of Blissett

English: 1. from the Middle English female personal name Blisset or Blissot, apparently a pet form of Middle English bliss ‘gladness, joy’ used as a personal name. 2. variant of Blessed, from Middle English iblescede ‘blessed, happy, fortunate’. Compare Bleazard.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Blissett enjoyed an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Blissett ranked 28,522 in the most common surnames, but by 2010, it had climbed to rank 26,086, marking an improvement of 8.54%. The number of individuals carrying the Blissett surname also rose from 787 in 2000 to 939 in 2010, a 19.31% increase. Furthermore, the surname's proportion per 100,000 people increased by 10.34%, from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.32 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,522	#26,086	8.54%
Count	787	939	19.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.32	10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blissett

When examining the ethnicity associated with the surname Blissett, we note changes based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 52.73% of those with the Blissett surname identified as White, but this percentage dropped to 47.50% in 2010. Conversely, the portion identifying as Black rose slightly, from 43.07% in 2000 to 44.73% in 2010. While there was no recorded change for those of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic more than doubled, increasing from 0.89% in 2000 to 1.92% in 2010. Additionally, the proportion of those identifying with two or more races nearly doubled, from 2.41% to 4.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	52.73%	47.5%	-9.92%
Black	43.07%	44.73%	3.85%
Two or More Races	2.41%	4.69%	94.61%
Hispanic	0.89%	1.92%	115.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%