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Early Origins of the Blass family

The surname Blass was first found in Brittany where the family were originated in early times.

Early History of the Blass family

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Blass Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Blain, Blin, Blaing, Blins, Blains, Blaint, Bling, Blaine, Blint, Blein, Blaie, Bleis, de Blain and many more.

Early Notables of the Blass family

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Blass Ranking

In the United States, the name Blass is the 14,686th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Blass migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Blass Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Blass, who landed in Virginia in 1687 2
Blass Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Johannes Blass, who landed in New York in 1709 2
  • Mrs. John Blass, who landed in New York, NY in 1710 2
  • Lorentz Blass, who arrived in America in 1742 2
  • Conrad Blass, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1742 2
  • Geo Conrad Blass, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Blass Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gabriel Angelo Blass, who arrived in Mobile County, Ala in 1853 2
  • Christian Blass, who landed in America in 1862 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Blass (post 1700) +

  • Gregory J. Blass, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 1st District, 1986 3
  • C. Arthur Blass (1884-1970), American Republican politician, Erie County District Attorney, 1920-24; Member of Pennsylvania State Senate 49th District, 1945-60 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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