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Blau Name Meaning

German: from Middle High German blā ‘blue’ (Old High German blāo) applied as a nickname with various senses: someone who habitually wore blue clothes a dyer someone with blue eyes a sickly or pale person someone with a bluish complexion resulting from poor circulation etc. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German blau ‘blue’ (see 1 above). In some cases possibly also Catalan: nickname from blau ‘blue’.

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


Similar surnames: Lau, Bau, Baum, Blas, Brau, Braun, Blank, Bean, Bay, Beau

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Where is the Blau family from?

You can see how Blau families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Blau family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Blau families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 9 Blau families living in London. This was 100% of all the recorded Blau's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Blau families in 1891.
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What did your Blau ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Blau. 82% of Blau women worked as an Unpaid 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 Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    82%
  • Unpaid Domestic Dut
    19%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 4,000 immigration records available for the last name Blau. 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 5,000 military records available for the last name Blau. For the veterans among your Blau ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Blau lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Blau life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1948, and highest in 1975. The average life expectancy for Blau in 1940 was 41, and 78 in 2004.

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