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Early Origins of the Blou family

The surname Blou was first found in Languedoc where this noble family held a family seat from very early times.

Early History of the Blou family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blou research. Another 268 words (19 lines of text) covering the years 1302, 1397, 1462, 1500, 1600, 1664, 1706, 1721, 1723, 1725 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Blou History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Blou Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Blou, Blouard, Bloue, Bellouin, Blous, Blout, Bloues, Blue, De Blou, De Blu, De Bloue, De Blous, De Bloues and many more.

Early Notables of the Blou family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • Philippe-Charles-Hyacinthe, Count of Blou, was the Chief of a battalion of the 6th regiment of the Royal Guard, and a Knight of Saint-Louis and of the Legion of Honour during the 1800's
  • François Blouet de Camilly, Count de Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives, D.D., (1664-1723), was a French Catholic clergyman, the 88th Bishop of Toul from 1706 to 1721 and, briefly, the 117th Archbishop of Tours f...

Migration of the Blou family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Duncan Blue settled in Philadelphia in 1865; George Blue settled in Philadelphia in 1865; and John Blue settled in Philadelphia in 1862.


Contemporary Notables of the name Blou (post 1700) +

  • Jean-Antoine de Blou de Chadenac, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 1


  1. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jean-Antoine Blou. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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