Blaize History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Blaize family

The surname Blaize was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Norman influence of English history strongly penetrated English society after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed.

The family name was first referenced in the 11th century in Yorkshire when they held estates in that shire. Robert Blaise succeeded in 1272. They are believed to be originally from Blay, 3 miles north east of Le Molay in Calvados.

The name may have been associated with a 4th century (316) French saint Blasius of Armenie (Armienes,) and later introduced into and adopted by Yorkshire people as their saint of wool-combers from a Norman noble.

"David Blaize" is a novel of school life by English author Edward Frederic Benson OBE. Published in 1916, it was quickly followed up by a second, entitled "David Blaize and the Blue Door" in 1918. The final novel of the trilogy was "David of King's" in 1924, but as to why the author chose the surname "Blaise" for the character for these novels remains a mystery.

Early History of the Blaize family

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Blaize Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Blaise, Blaize, Blaze, Blasey, Blease, Bleas, Blase, Blays, Blayze, Blazey, Blazer and many more.

Early Notables of the Blaize family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was François Henri Joseph Blaze, e, one of the most prolific writers on music and the drama France has produced, was born at Cavaillon in 1784. His father, a lawyer by profession, was a good musician, friend of Grétry and Méhul, and composer of masses, operas, and chamber music. Blaze was sent to Paris in 1799 to study the law, but the love of music soon began to show itself. He became a pupil at the Conservatoire, and took private lessons in harmony. In the meantime his professional career promised to be a prosperous...
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Blaize migration to the United States +

For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Blaize or a variant listed above were:

Blaize Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

M. Blaize is recorded in San Francisco, California during the Great Gold Rush

Contemporary Notables of the name Blaize (post 1700) +

Richard Beale Blaize (1845-1904), West African businessman, newspaper publisher, financier, and black nationalist
Immodesty Blaize, born Kelly Fletcher, a famous British burlesque dancer from Hitchin, Hertfordshire whose stage name is an allusion to the character Modesty Blaise in the British comic strip
Tommy Blaize (b. 1963), British vocalist, composer, pianist, and guitarist, lead singer on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing
Herbert Augustus Blaize (1918-1989), Grenadian politician and leader of the Grenada National Party, 6th Prime Minister of Grenada (1984-1989)
Christian Blaize Hackenberg (b. 1995), American football quarterback for the New York Jets (2016–2017) and the Oakland Raiders (2018)
Gilbert Blaize Rego (1921-2012), Indian Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Blaize Punter (b. 1996), Antigua and Barbudan international footballer, member of the Antigua and Barbuda National Team (2016-)