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Early Origins of the Blin family

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

Early History of the Blin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blin research. Another 76 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1830 and 1893 are included under the topic Early Blin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Blin 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 Blin family

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Blin Ranking

In France, the name Blin is the 304th most popular surname with an estimated 13,211 people with that name. 1


United States Blin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Blin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Peter Blin, who landed in North Carolina in 1769 2
Blin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jean Claude Blin, aged 24, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1850 2

Canada Blin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

  • Antoine Blin, son of Louis and Marguerite, who married Madeleine Petit, daughter of Nicolas and Marie-Madeleine, in Boucherville, Quebec on 19th February 1753 3
  • Jean-Baptiste Blin, son of Edmé and Marguerite, who married Marie-Catherine Archambault, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Josephte, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 16th February 1756 3
  • Léger Blin, son of Jean and Martine, who married Marie-Amable Riquier, daughter of François and Marie-Anne, in Terrebonne, Quebec on 21st January 1765 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Blin (post 1700) +

  • Brigadier-General Louis Blin (1878-1963), French General Officer Commanding 53rd Infantry Division 4
  • Jürgen Blin (1943-2022), German boxer who was the Heavyweight Champion of Germany, and European Heavyweight Champion in 1972


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  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. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  4. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Louis Blin. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Blin/Louis-Emile-Charles-Henri/France.html


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