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Blaz Surname Meaning

Hispanic: probably an altered form of Spanish Blas or Portuguese Braz.

Polish (Błaż): from a short form of the personal name Błażej, an equivalent of Latin Blasius.

Slovenian and Croatian (Blaž): from the personal name Blaž, an equivalent of Latin Blasius.

Compare Blas and Blash.

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


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You can see how Blaz families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Blaz family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Blaz families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 10 Blaz families living in Middlesex. This was about 91% of all the recorded Blaz's in United Kingdom. Middlesex had the highest population of Blaz families in 1891.
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Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Blaz life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1993, and highest in 1994. The average life expectancy for Blaz in 1962 was 71, and 82 in 2004.

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