The Blizzard surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,453 people carried this name — #7,481 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 66,200 people counted. That is up 1% from 4,389 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Blizzard surname

Altered form of Blissett, under the influence of the word blizzard.

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

In print

Blizzard in American newspapers,
1896–1909.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Blizzard
Evening Star 1909-12-19
Newspaper page from The Morning Times carrying the name Blizzard
The Morning Times 1896-08-09
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Blizzard
Evening Star 1905-12-23

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 222,171 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Blizzard in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

2,690 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blizzard. The most, 602, date from the 1940s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Tasmania, at 12.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Tasmania 1,742
New South Wales 429
South Australia 185
Victoria 181
Queensland 55
Western Australia 52
ACT (Canberra) 44

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

Who carried it

People named Blizzard,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bill Blizzard
    Bill Blizzard 1892–1958 · trade unionist
  • William Blizzard 1743–1835 · physician
  • Sarah Blizzard 1864–1955
  • Alpheus Wesley Blizzard 1884–1957 · biologist
  • Samuel W. Blizzard 1914–1976
  • William C. Blizzard 1916–2008

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Blizzard,
in the records of 4 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 States276 records

276 records of the Blizzard name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 166
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 53
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 31
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 13
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles W. Blizzard

    Born 1920 in New York. Enlisted 1942 at Albany; route man from Saratoga County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1881 aboard the Wyoming from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 43; clerk. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Osborne G. Blizzard

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1947, died 1998; buried at Potts Memorial Cemetery, Willard, North Carolina.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 276 records for Blizzard in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia224 records

224 records of the Blizzard name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 170
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 17
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 4
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles Blizzard

    Died 1929 in South Forest, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1930.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Eliza Elizabeth Blizzard

    Born 1877 in Horton, Tasmania. Married 1897 in Stanley, Tasmania, aged 19.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alfred Blizzard

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Herald, aged 1; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 224 records for Blizzard in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Blizzard name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. 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 Spencer Blizzard

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private; of St John, New Brunswick.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Paul Blizzard

    Died 1919; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Paul Terence Blizzard

    Died 1966 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Blizzard in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · 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: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Blizzard name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Blizzard

    Machine Gun Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Blizzard

    Royal Horse Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. Blizzard

    Worcestershire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

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

Showing 3 of 6 records for Blizzard in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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