The Blevins surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 38,229 people carried this name — #906 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,720 people counted. That is up 4% from 36,841 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Blevins surname

Anglicized form of Welsh Bleddyn, with the addition of the suffix -s.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Blevins» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Blevins in American newspapers,
1946–1960.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Blevins
Evening Star 1946-03-10
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Blevins
Evening Star 1954-10-03
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Blevins
Evening Star 1960-04-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Blevins in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1990s.

832 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blevins. The most, 335, date from the 1980s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in South Australia, at 3.0 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 389
Victoria 312
ACT (Canberra) 54
New South Wales 45
Western Australia 15
Queensland 5
Tasmania 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blevins.

Who carried it

People named Blevins,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Patsy Montana
    Patsy Montana 1908–1996 · singer
  • William H. Blevins 1842– · politician
  • Alexander Blevins 1901–1975 · politician
  • Fox Blevins 1910–1986 · baseball player
  • Al Blevins 1922–1988 · American football coach

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 58 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Blevins,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,568 records

1,568 records of the Blevins name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,058
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 421
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 34
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 17
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 14
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Thomas A. K. Blevins

    Born 1943; from Honolulu, Hawaii. U.S. Army, infantry unit commander; died of wounds 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arnold D. Blevins

    Born 1918 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; printing from Hamilton County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Blevins

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Constitution from Liverpool, aged 26; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,568 records for Blevins in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia30 records

30 records of the Blevins name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 20
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 3
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Blevins

    Arrived in Victoria in 1855 aboard the Eagle, aged 20; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Rosalind Blevins

    Arrived in Queensland in 1929 aboard the Otranto, aged 19.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Robert J. Blevins

    Gentleman of Belgrave, Victoria; died 1939.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 30 records for Blevins in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Blevins name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 3
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Blevins

    Died 1989, aged 71; buried at Logie Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Blevins

    Died 1951, aged 57; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Blevins

    Royal Irish Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Blevins in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Blevins name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Vincent Blevins

    Died 1936; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Blevins

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Kenneth James Blevins

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Blevins name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Rita Blevins

    Married in 1947 in Haren.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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