Blouin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Blouin family
The surname Blouin was first found in Languedoc where this noble family held a family seat from very early times.
Early History of the Blouin family
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Blouin 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 Blouin 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...
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Blouin World Ranking
In the United States, the name Blouin is the 9,470th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Blouin is ranked the 476th most popular surname with an estimated 10,113 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Blouin is the 181st popular surname. 3 France ranks Blouin as 1,937th with 3,199 people. 4
Blouin migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Blouin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Nicolas Blouin, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1785 5
Blouin migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
- Augustin Blouin, son of Jacques and Geneviève, who married Hélène Meunier, daughter of François and Angélique, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 16th April 1736 6
- François Blouin, son of Jean and Marguerite, who married Louise-Marguerite Buisson, daughter of François-Joseph and Marie-Marguerite, in Montreal, Quebec on 17th February 1738 6
- François Blouin, son of Gabriel and Catherine, who married Hélène Leclerc, daughter of François and Marie-Hélène, in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 6th October 1755 6
- Gabriel Blouin, son of Jean and Marguerite, who married Angélique Baudoin, daughter of Louis and Angélique, in Saint-François-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 13th April 1739 6
- Gabriel Blouin, son of Médéric and Marie, who married Catherine Jahan, daughter of Jacques and Anne, in Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 27th November 1713 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Blouin (post 1700) +
- Robert R. Blouin, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972 7
- Michael Thomas Blouin (b. 1945), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Iowa State House of Representatives, 1969-72; Member of Iowa State Senate, 1973-74; U.S. Representative from Iowa 2nd District, 1975-79; Defeated, 1978 7
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
- "The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
- 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)
- Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html