How common is the surname Blunt?

8,326 people in the United States had the surname Blunt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,082 Americans. It ranked 4,259th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blunt?

Emily Blunt, British actress (born 1983), followed by Roy Blunt.

Where is the surname Blunt most common?

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

Is the surname Blunt getting more or less common?

More common. 7,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,326 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Blunt

An English nickname surname, carried by 8,326 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blunt is more common than 97.4% of them.

Origin

English origin

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.

Blunt is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,326 people named Blunt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 37,082 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,526.

#4,259

rank among US surnames

8,326

people in 2010

2.8

per 100,000 Americans

+10.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,361)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,250	Lister	8,350	36,976
#4,251	Gaddy	8,342	37,011
#4,252	Southerland	8,336	37,038
#4,253	Wick	8,333	37,051
#4,254	Jewett	8,330	37,064
#4,255	Logue	8,328	37,073
#4,256	Scarbrough	8,327	37,078

Who is named Blunt

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

47% of people named Blunt identified as Black (not Hispanic), 46% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Blunts

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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, born 1970
Katharine Blunt
American Chemist, 1876–1954
Augie Blunt
American actor (1929-1999)

Notable Blunts come mostly from the United States (6) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blunt

Blunt has the Soundex code B453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B453.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Blunt come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Blunt?: 8,326 people in the United States had the surname Blunt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 37,082 Americans. It ranked 4,259th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blunt?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Blunt identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 46% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blunt?: Emily Blunt, British actress (born 1983), followed by Roy Blunt.
Where is the surname Blunt most common?: Wikidata records people named Blunt in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Blunt?: Blunt is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
Is the surname Blunt getting more or less common?: More common. 7,526 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,326 in 2010, up 11%.