How common is the surname Blue?

24,341 people in the United States had the surname Blue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,684 Americans. It ranked 1,466th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blue?

Alektra Blue, American pornographic actress and model, followed by Ashley Blue.

Where is the surname Blue most common?

Wikidata records people named Blue in the United States, Austria and Australia.

Is the surname Blue getting more or less common?

More common. 22,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,341 in 2010, up 8.6%.

Is Blue also a first name?

Yes. Blue 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 Blue

A German surname, carried by 24,341 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B400 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). Blue is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

German origin

From the German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate bleu.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,341 people named Blue in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,684 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,422.

#1,466

rank among US surnames

24,341

people in 2010

8.3

per 100,000 Americans

+8.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,461)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,457	Gunter	24,513	12,595
#1,458	Burrell	24,504	12,600
#1,459	Funk	24,419	12,644
#1,460	Crowder	24,396	12,656
#1,461	Schulz	24,385	12,661
#1,462	Sanderson	24,384	12,662
#1,464	Tolbert	24,375	12,666

Who is named Blue

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

46% of people named Blue identified as Black (not Hispanic), 45% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 46%
White (not Hispanic) 45%
Two or more races 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Blues

14 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alektra Blue
American pornographic actress and model, born 1983
Ashley Blue
American pornographic actress and director (born 1981)
Mick Blue
Austrian pornographic actor, born 1976
Monte Blue
American actor (1887–1963)
Vanessa Blue
American pornographic film actress, born 1974
David Blue
American actor and director, born 1982
Chelsea Blue
American pornographic actress, born 1976
Angel Blue
American opera singer, born 1984
Vander Blue
American basketball player (born 1992)
Violet Blue
American writer, born 1977
Robert D. Blue
American politician (1898–1989)
Tony Blue
Australian middle-distance runner, 1936–2020

Notable Blues come mostly from the United States (12), Austria (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blue

Blue has the Soundex code B400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B400.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Blue come from?: From the German surname, Americanized from Blau or its French cognate bleu.
How common is the surname Blue?: 24,341 people in the United States had the surname Blue in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,684 Americans. It ranked 1,466th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blue?: In the 2010 Census, 46% of people named Blue identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 45% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blue?: Alektra Blue, American pornographic actress and model, followed by Ashley Blue.
Where is the surname Blue most common?: Wikidata records people named Blue in the United States, Austria and Australia.
Is the surname Blue getting more or less common?: More common. 22,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,341 in 2010, up 8.6%.
Is Blue also a first name?: Yes. Blue 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.