How common is the surname Blood?

5,770 people in the United States had the surname Blood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,509 Americans. It ranked 5,964th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blood?

Nick Blood, British actor, followed by Archer Blood.

Where is the surname Blood most common?

Wikidata records people named Blood in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Blood getting more or less common?

More common. 5,646 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,770 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Blood

A surname, carried by 5,770 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blood is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,770 people named Blood in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,509 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,646.

#5,964

rank among US surnames

5,770

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,640)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,958	Hagler	5,775	53,462
#5,961	Zinn	5,774	53,472
#5,963	Esqueda	5,773	53,481
#5,964	Schuman	5,770	53,509
#5,966	Hui	5,769	53,518

Who is named Blood

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

94% of people named Blood identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bloods

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nick Blood
British actor, born 1982
Archer Blood
American diplomat (1923–2004)
Adele Blood
American actress (1886-1936)
Victoria Woodhull
American suffragist, editor (1838-1927)
Ricky Steamboat
American professional wrestler, born 1953

Notable Bloods come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blood

Bold

Blood has the Soundex code B430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B430.

Questions

How common is the surname Blood?: 5,770 people in the United States had the surname Blood in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,509 Americans. It ranked 5,964th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blood?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Blood identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blood?: Nick Blood, British actor, followed by Archer Blood.
Where is the surname Blood most common?: Wikidata records people named Blood in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Blood getting more or less common?: More common. 5,646 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,770 in 2010, up 2.2%.