Blosser History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The name Blosser arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Blosser family lived in Leicestershire, Suffolk, and Worcestershire. The family name, however, is not a reference to any of those locations, but to the family's residence prior to the Norman Conquest, in Blois, in the Loir-et-Cher region of France.

Early Origins of the Blosser family

The surname Blosser was first found in Suffolk, where they held a family seat since the reign of Richard I or King John. 1 However, some of the family were established at Bishop's Waltham in Southampton at early times. "Here are the remains of the once magnificent palace annexed to the see of Winchester, built in 1135 by Bishop Henry de Blois, brother of King Stephen, and greatly embellished by Wykeham. Henry II. held a great council in this palace in 1182." 2

Early History of the Blosser family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blosser research. Another 157 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1135, 1154, 1205, 1219, 1327, 1497, 1600, 1634, 1686 and 1997 are included under the topic Early Blosser History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Blosser Spelling Variations

A multitude of spelling variations characterize Norman surnames. Many variations occurred because Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules. The introduction of Norman French to England also had a pronounced effect, as did the court languages of Latin and French. Therefore, one person was often referred to by several different spellings in a single lifetime. The various spellings include Bloss, Blos, Blois, Bloy, Bleys, Blosse, Bloyce and many more.

Early Notables of the Blosser family

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Blosser Ranking

In the United States, the name Blosser is the 10,808^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3

Blosser migration to the United States +

Many English families left England, to avoid the chaos of their homeland and migrated to the many British colonies abroad. Although the conditions on the ships were extremely cramped, and some travelers arrived diseased, starving, and destitute, once in the colonies, many of the families prospered and made valuable contributions to the cultures of what would become the United States and Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America has revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Blosser or a variant listed above:

Blosser Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Joseph Blosser, aged 35, who landed in America, in 1904
Mosser Blosser, who immigrated to the United States, in 1904
Charles H. Blosser, aged 2, who immigrated to the United States, in 1912
Rolland E. Blosser, aged 26, who settled in America, in 1913
Rolland Blosser, aged 29, who landed in America, in 1914
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Contemporary Notables of the name Blosser (post 1700) +

Bill Blosser, American co-founder of the Sokol Blosser Winery, Dayton, Oregon in 1971
Charles H. Blosser (1895-1989), American eponym of Blosser Municipal Airport in Concordia, Kansas
Gregory Brent Blosser (b. 1971), American former Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox
Merrill Blosser (1892-1983), American creator of the comic strip Freckles and His Friends which ran from 1915 to 1971
Travis Lee Blosser, American Republican politician, Candidate for West Virginia State House of Delegates 43rd District, 2010 4
Louis T. Blosser, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1932 4
Jeremy Blosser, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Texas, 2012 4
James R. Blosser, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1972 4

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html