BLOUNT
Blount
Blount is an English surname of Norman origin, derived from the Old French word "blund," which means "blonde" or "fair-haired." The name originally signified someone with light hair or a fair complexion.
The Blount family has a long and distinguished history in England, with the surname first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The Blounts were a prominent noble family during the Middle Ages and held estates in various counties across England, including Buckinghamshire, Worcestershire, and Devon.
Notable individuals bearing the surname Blount include Sir Walter Blount, who served as a knight in the retinue of King Henry IV of England, and Charles Blount, the 8th Baron Mountjoy, known for his military exploits during the Tudor period.
Over the centuries, the Blount surname has spread to other English-speaking countries through migration and settlement, particularly to the United States and Australia.
Today, individuals with the surname Blount can be found across the world, each carrying on the rich ancestral heritage and legacy associated with this venerable English name.
There are approximately 2,652 people named Blount in the UK. That makes it roughly the 3,365th most common surname in Britain. Around 41 in a million people in Britain are named Blount.
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Typical given names associated with the surname
Male
- Andrew
- Anthony
- Christopher
- David
- Edward
- James
- John
- Mark
- Michael
- Paul
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Alison
- Angela
- Claire
- Diane
- Emma
- Helen
- Jane
- Karen
- Margaret
- Mary
- Nicola
- Sarah
- Susan
- Vanessa
Similar and related surnames
- Blunt
- Blond
- Blon
- Blown
- Bailend
- Baland
- Balanda
- Balande
- Balandi
- Balant
- Balanta
- Balent
- Balinda
- Balint
- Balland
- Ballant
- Ballante
- Baoland
- Bayland
- Beauland
- Beeland
- Beland
- Belinda
- Belland
- Bellandi
- Bellando
- Bellante
- Bellanti
- Bellenot
- Bellinato
- Bielenda
- Biland
- Bilinda
- Billand
- Blaind
- Bland
- Blanda
- Blande
- Blando
- Blant
- Blaund
- Blaunt
- Blend
- Blendea
- Blent
- Blignaut
- Blind
- Blinda
- Blindt
- Blint
- Blonde
- Blondeau
- Blondi
- Blondiau
- Blonet
- Blont
- Blun
- Blund
- Blunett
- Blunn
- Bluns
- Bluntach
- Bluntack
- Bluntish
- Blunton
- Blunts
- Blynt
- Boaland
- Bohland
- Boiland
- Boland
- Bolland
- Bouland
- Boulenod
- Boulind
- Boulland
- Bowland
- Boyland
- Buland
- Bulanda
- Bulent
- Bulland
- Bullent
- Byland
- Bylund
Related and similar names are generated algorithmically based on the spelling, and may not necessarily share an etymology.