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Blatt Name Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Blatt Yiddish blat ‘leaf’. As a Jewish name this is normally a shortened form of a compound name with Blatt as a second element adopted as an artificial surname in the 18th and 19th centuries. Compare Leaf . German: topographic name from Middle High German blate ‘flat surface ledge plateau’ hence a topographic name for someone who lived at a farm on a ledge of a mountainside.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Batt, Platt, Platz, Glatt, Blatz, Latt, Flatt, Last, Plate, Brott

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Where is the Blatt family from?

You can see how Blatt families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Blatt family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Blatt families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 16 Blatt families living in Ontario. This was about 33% of all the recorded Blatt's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Blatt families in 1911.
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What did your Blatt ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Salesman and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Blatt. 13% of Blatt men worked as a Salesman and 10% of Blatt women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Blatt were Clerk and Bookkeeper. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Salesman
    13%
  • Laborer
    10%
  • Farmer
    10%
  • Clerk
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Stenographer
    10%
  • Clerk
    9%
  • Teacher
    6%
  • Bookkeeper
    6%
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There are 8,000 military records available for the last name Blatt. For the veterans among your Blatt ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Blatt lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Blatt life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1946, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Blatt in 1940 was 51, and 79 in 2004.

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