Blatt Family History

Blatt Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Blatt Yiddish blat ‘leaf’. As a Jewish name this is normally a shortened form of a compound name with Blatt as a second element adopted as an artificial surname in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Compare Leaf. German: topographic name from Middle High German blate ‘flat surface ledge plateau’.

Hence a topographic name for someone who lived at a farm on a ledge of a mountainside.

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

Similar surnames: Batt, Platt, Platz, Glatt, Blatz, Latt, Flatt, Last, Plate, Brott

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8K	Military Records
5K	Immigration Records
17K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Blatt family from?

You can see how Blatt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Blatt family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Blatt families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 31 Blatt families living in Lancashire. This was about 31% of all the recorded Blatt's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Blatt families in 1891.

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What did your Blatt ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Blatt.

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Unpaid domestic duties

89%

Private means

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Census Record

There are 17K census records available for the last name Blatt. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Blatt census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 5K immigration records available for the last name Blatt. 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 8K military records available for the last name Blatt. For the veterans among your Blatt ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Blatt lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Blatt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Blatt in 1940 was 51, and 79 in 2004.

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Blatt Surname Meaning

Compare Leaf. German: topographic name from Middle High German blate ‘flat surface ledge plateau’.

Hence a topographic name for someone who lived at a farm on a ledge of a mountainside.

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

Where is the Blatt family from?

What did your Blatt ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Blatt.

Data not to scale

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

Unpaid domestic duties

89%

Private means

Milliner

What Blatt family records will you find?

What is the average Blatt lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Blatt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Blatt in 1940 was 51, and 79 in 2004.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

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