Blas History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Blas family
The surname Blas was first found in Brittany where the family were originated in early times.
Early History of the Blas family
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Blas 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 Blas family
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Blas Ranking
In the United States, the name Blas is the 10,809th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Blas is ranked the 4,873rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 2
Blas migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Blas Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Louis Blas, who arrived in Louisiana in 1718 3
- Joseph Blas, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1758 3
Blas Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Lug Blas, aged 35, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1826 3
- Sancho Or Blas, who landed in America in 1828 3
- Juan Blas, who arrived in New Spain in 1836 3
- Andres De Blas, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1836 3
- Juana Blas, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1857 3
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Contemporary Notables of the name Blas (post 1700) +
- Frank Flores Blas Sr. (1941-2016), Guamanian businessman and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Guam (1987-1995)
- Fernando Blas González Delgado (1947-2024), Spanish journalist, writer and politician
- General Jacinto Blas Treviño González (1883-1971), Mexican military officer who played an important part in the Mexican Revolution of 1910 to 1921
- Blas Giraldo Reyes Rodríguez (b. 1955), Cuban librarian and a member of Varela project
- Blas Camacho Zancada (1939-2021), Spanish politician who served as a Deputy (1977–1982, 1986–1993); he died from COVID-19
- Blas C. Herrero, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Puerto Rico, 1936 (alternate), 1944 4
- Blas Armando Giunta (b. 1963), Argentine former footballer with Argentina's national team
- Blas Villate y de la Herra (1824-1882), Count of Valmaceda, a Spanish general, Governor of Cuba
- Blas Oliveras, Puerto Rican politician and Mayor of Ponce, Puerto Rico
- Blas Minor Jr. (b. 1966), retired American Major League Baseball player
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, May 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html