Blaisdell
English
Alternative forms
- Blasdell, Blazdell
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Cumbria, from the Old Norse personal name Blesi, a byname from blesi (“blaze, white spot”), + dalr (“valley”).
Proper noun
Blaisdell (plural Blaisdells)
- A surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Blaisdell is the 8551st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3852 individuals. Blaisdell is most common among White (93.48%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blaisdell”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 168.