The Blásquez Last Name

Written in a baptism entry or a ship's list, Blásquez usually leads back to Velasquez. At root, the name means “Son of Velasco”. Records show Blásquez as one of the forms Velasquez took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

Blásquez ranked 85,659 in the 2010 US Census, with 218 people answering to the name. 50% of them identified as Hispanic or Latino. INSEE counts 748 people born in France with the Blásquez surname between 1891 and 2000; the busiest decade was 1951–1960.

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Blásquez, so the heraldry linked to Velasquez is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Blásquez surname pack.