Blue Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Blue Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Blue family

Profession Census Frequency
No Ocupation 3
House Maid Domestic 2
General Labourer 2
Coal Miner 2
Coal Miner Labourer In His Hand 1
Cotton Mill Stuffes Grinder 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Frame Tenter Cotton Mill 1
House Keeper Domestic 1
Omnibus Driver 1
Blast Furnaceman Pig Iron 1
Locomotive Engineer 1
Gardeners Labourer 1
General Servant Domestic 1
Labourer In Docks 1
Tailor Carter & Carman 1
Engineer Fitter 1
Laboratory Assistant 1
Commercial Office Boy 1
Engine Fitter 1
Laundress Domestic Wash 1
Private Soldier Infantry 1
Private Scots Guards 1
Labourer General 1
Laundress Wash 1

Blue Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Beale 40% 27,059
2 Beal 25% 20,805
3 Bale 50% 19,546
4 Abel 0% 12,551
5 Able 50% 3,628
6 Beel 25% 2,026
7 Bail 25% 1,898
8 Bool 25% 1,809
9 Bole 50% 1,701
10 Blee 75% 1,576
11 Boole 40% 1,117
12 Blew 50% 823
13 Bailie 50% 819
14 Bile 50% 708
15 Boal 25% 696
16 Blue 100% 630
17 Beloe 60% 522
18 Baul 50% 441
19 Bele 50% 369
20 Baile 40% 364
21 Baal 25% 360
22 Boil 25% 341
23 Bule 50% 318
24 Boul 50% 298
25 Boileau 29% 261
26 Blea 50% 260
27 Ible 50% 235
28 Biel 25% 173
29 Bloe 75% 164
30 Bola 25% 161
31 Ebel 0% 142
32 Bel 25% 114
33 Beele 40% 111

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The surname Blue is the 16th most popular variant of Beale.

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