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Blew Family History

Blew Name Meaning

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Blau ‘blue’. Compare Blue . English: nickname either from Middle English bleu blew(e) ‘dark-skinned’ ‘bluish grey; discoloured by bruising’ ‘sad’ or from the derived noun which denoted a type of blue woolen cloth and may have been applied to someone who manufactured the cloth or who wore garments made of it. The word was borrowed into Middle English from Anglo-Norman French where it had various recorded senses including ‘blue’ and ‘fair (-haired)’. Compare Blewett .

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Bley, Lew, Blok, Brew, Belew, Blee, Ber, Len, Blea, Plew

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Where is the Blew family from?

You can see how Blew families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Blew family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Blew families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 19 Blew families living in London. This was about 14% of all the recorded Blew's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Blew families in 1891.
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What did your Blew ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Dairy Farmer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Blew. 60% of Blew men worked as a Dairy Farmer and 80% of Blew women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Blew were Farmer and Domestic Duties. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Dairy Farmer
    60%
  • Farmer
    40%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    80%
  • Private Means
    12%
  • Domestic Duties
    8%
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Passenger Lists

There are 751 immigration records available for the last name Blew. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 3,000 military records available for the last name Blew. For the veterans among your Blew ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Blew lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Blew life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1951, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Blew in 1951 was 30, and 76 in 2004.

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