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The origins of the Bloggs surname are uncertain, but some scholars suggest that the source of the name is the Old English term "bloc," and that the name was originally occupational for "one who blocks," such as a shoemaker or bookbinder.
The surname Bloggs was first found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat with estates in that shire. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. The first found reference to the Bloggs surname was in the year 1199 when Robert Bloc was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for Wiltshire.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bloggs research. Another 117 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1212, 1275, 1327, 1359, 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Bloggs History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Bloggs has appeared include Bloggs, Blogg, Block, Blocks, Blox, Blogs and others.
Distinguished members of the family include
At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Bloggs arrived in North America very early: John Blogg, who settled in Virginia in 1650; Albert Block, who came to Maryland in 1673; Elizabeth Block, who arrived in Maryland in 1680; Frances Block, who came to Virginia in 1714.