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The earliest origins of the family name Blache date back to the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name given to a person associated with the color black. The name Blache may have referred to someone with black hair or clothing, or to somone who worked in a profession such as chimney sweeping, which left its practitioners covered in soot.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Blache research. Another 165 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1756, 1760, 1778, 1797, 1854, 1886 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Blache History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, French and other languages became incorporated into English through the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname Blache include Black, Blacke and others.
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In France, the name Blache is the 1,871st most popular surname with an estimated 3,285 people with that name. 1
Another 61 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
A great wave of immigration to the New World was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck England at that time. Families left for the New World in extremely large numbers. The long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving. Still, those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in England. These emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Abraham Black, who settled in Virginia in 1713; Albert Black, who arrived in Maryland in 1673; Bridg Black, who settled in Virginia in 1662; Christian Black, who settled in Wilmington, NC in 1775.