# Blunt (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/blunt/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname transferred from the nickname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,326 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,259 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 37,082 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (7,526 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Two possible origins: * From Anglo-Norman blunt (“blond”), a nickname for someone with fair hair or a light complexion. * From Middle English blunt (“dull, stupid”), a nickname for a stupid person.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blunt in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 46% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |

## Where

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

## People named Blunt

- Emily Blunt, British actress (born 1983)
- Roy Blunt, American politician (born 1950)
- Anthony Blunt, British art historian and Soviet spy (1907-1983)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester, American politician (born 1962)
- Matt Blunt, American politician
- Katharine Blunt, American Chemist
- Augie Blunt, American actor (1929-1999)

## Similar surnames

Blount, Balint, Blanton, Blundell, Bland, Boland, Ballentine, Blanding, Balentine, Blandon, Blandford, Ballantyne.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.