How common is the surname Blessing?

5,263 people in the United States had the surname Blessing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,663 Americans. It ranked 6,449th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Blessing?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Blessing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Blessing?

Donald Blessing, American rower (1905-2000), followed by Jack Blessing.

Where is the surname Blessing most common?

Wikidata records people named Blessing in the United States.

Is the surname Blessing getting more or less common?

More common. 5,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,263 in 2010, up 3.4%.

Is Blessing also a first name?

Yes. Blessing is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Blessing

A surname, carried by 5,263 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B425 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blessing is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,263 people named Blessing in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 58,663 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,091.

#6,449

rank among US surnames

5,263

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,193)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,446	Corson	5,268	58,608
#6,447	Giddings	5,267	58,619
#6,448	Naughton	5,264	58,652
#6,449	Newcomer	5,263	58,663

Who is named Blessing

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Blessing identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blessings

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donald Blessing
American rower (1905-2000)
Jack Blessing
American actor (1951-2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blessing

Blessing has the Soundex code B425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B425.

Questions

How common is the surname Blessing?: 5,263 people in the United States had the surname Blessing in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 58,663 Americans. It ranked 6,449th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blessing?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Blessing identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Blessing?: Donald Blessing, American rower (1905-2000), followed by Jack Blessing.
Where is the surname Blessing most common?: Wikidata records people named Blessing in the United States.
Is the surname Blessing getting more or less common?: More common. 5,091 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,263 in 2010, up 3.4%.
Is Blessing also a first name?: Yes. Blessing is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.